Public Characters, Том 5R. Phillips, 1803 - 568 страници |
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... took the degree of Master of Arts ; and in the same year was called to the bar , and went the Northern circuit . In December 1770 . he appears to have been one of the counsel for Sir Thomas Rumbold , on the Shrewsbury election , at the ...
... took the degree of Master of Arts ; and in the same year was called to the bar , and went the Northern circuit . In December 1770 . he appears to have been one of the counsel for Sir Thomas Rumbold , on the Shrewsbury election , at the ...
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... took a part in the debates of that session , and in the inquiries respecting the conduct of the American war . In the same ses- sion he brought forward a bill ( the act 19 Geo . 3 . cap . 74. ) to amend the laws relating to the trans ...
... took a part in the debates of that session , and in the inquiries respecting the conduct of the American war . In the same ses- sion he brought forward a bill ( the act 19 Geo . 3 . cap . 74. ) to amend the laws relating to the trans ...
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... took an interest in the political disquisitions of the period , and gave rise to a good deal of party reasoning in print . These Letters were followed by a short controversy with Dr. Price on the population of England . The discussion ...
... took an interest in the political disquisitions of the period , and gave rise to a good deal of party reasoning in print . These Letters were followed by a short controversy with Dr. Price on the population of England . The discussion ...
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... took an active part in op- posing the Irish propositions ; and by his suggestions , and the suggestions of those gentlemen who acted with him , the propositions , before they received the ultimate sanction , were rendered infinitely ...
... took an active part in op- posing the Irish propositions ; and by his suggestions , and the suggestions of those gentlemen who acted with him , the propositions , before they received the ultimate sanction , were rendered infinitely ...
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... took an active part as Am- bassador in Holland , in preventing and repelling the mischiefs which have since overwhelmed so many of the continental powers . In April 1793 , after the repulse of the French armies , he attended the con ...
... took an active part as Am- bassador in Holland , in preventing and repelling the mischiefs which have since overwhelmed so many of the continental powers . In April 1793 , after the repulse of the French armies , he attended the con ...
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