The Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England, from the Earliest Times Till the Reign of King George IV. |
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His first Speech , 234 . His sudden Success , 234 . He is Counsel for the
Defendant in a Prosecution ordered by the House of Commons , 235 . His
Assertion of the Right of the Jury to consider the Character of the Publication
charged to be a ...
His first Speech , 234 . His sudden Success , 234 . He is Counsel for the
Defendant in a Prosecution ordered by the House of Commons , 235 . His
Assertion of the Right of the Jury to consider the Character of the Publication
charged to be a ...
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Consideration of the Question of Privilege , 248 . Lord Camden ' s immense
Popularity , 248 . His inflammatory Language to Juries , 248 . Wilkes ' s Action for
Damages tried before Lord Camden , 249 . Legality of general Warrants , 249 .
Consideration of the Question of Privilege , 248 . Lord Camden ' s immense
Popularity , 248 . His inflammatory Language to Juries , 248 . Wilkes ' s Action for
Damages tried before Lord Camden , 249 . Legality of general Warrants , 249 .
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Dr . Johnson ' s Report of his Speech on the Impressment of Seamen , 437 . His
other Speeches in Parliament , 438 . He conducts the Prosecution of Miss Blandy
for the Murder of her Father , 439 . His Speech in opening the Case to the Jury ...
Dr . Johnson ' s Report of his Speech on the Impressment of Seamen , 437 . His
other Speeches in Parliament , 438 . He conducts the Prosecution of Miss Blandy
for the Murder of her Father , 439 . His Speech in opening the Case to the Jury ...
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He denies the Right of Juries to consider the Question of Libel or no Libel , 499 .
His Speech against Trial by Jury , 501 . Thurlow is made Attorney General , 502 .
Mr . Attorney General Thurlow is beaten in his Prosecution of the Printer of ...
He denies the Right of Juries to consider the Question of Libel or no Libel , 499 .
His Speech against Trial by Jury , 501 . Thurlow is made Attorney General , 502 .
Mr . Attorney General Thurlow is beaten in his Prosecution of the Printer of ...
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... know the division of a discourse into sentences , or the grammatical
construction of a sentence , have been listened to with great and just admiration
when addressing a jury , - without their inaccuracies and inelegancies being
discovered .
... know the division of a discourse into sentences , or the grammatical
construction of a sentence , have been listened to with great and just admiration
when addressing a jury , - without their inaccuracies and inelegancies being
discovered .
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Страница 662 - Forc'd from home and all its pleasures, Afric's coast I left forlorn, To increase a stranger's treasures, O'er the raging billows borne. Men from England bought and sold me. Paid my price in paltry gold; But, though slave they have enroll'd me, Minds
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Страница 548 - deep impression on the Reminiscent. His Lordship had spoken too often, and began to be heard with a civil but visible impatience.* Under these circumstances he was attacked in the manner we have mentioned. He rose from the woolsack, and advanced slowly to the place from which the Chancellor generally addresses the House
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