Learned in the Law: Or, Examples and Encouragements from the Lives of Eminent Lawyers |
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... appeared at the bar ; " but sometimes gave chamber counsel , and was good at conveyancing , " thus securing the means and the leisure for the prosecution of his learned pursuits . Having made the acquaintance of Camden , Spelman , and ...
... appeared at the bar ; " but sometimes gave chamber counsel , and was good at conveyancing , " thus securing the means and the leisure for the prosecution of his learned pursuits . Having made the acquaintance of Camden , Spelman , and ...
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... appeared a champion for it , with great reputation , in the cause of the seven bishops , at a time when the Church was really in danger . To which we may add , that he held a short friendship and correspondence with the great Archbishop ...
... appeared a champion for it , with great reputation , in the cause of the seven bishops , at a time when the Church was really in danger . To which we may add , that he held a short friendship and correspondence with the great Archbishop ...
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... appeared before the nation as a queen , a claimant for justice , and an oppressed woman ; and the popular sympathy manifested itself in a thousand ways . It was felt that , whatever might have been her errors , the last person who could ...
... appeared before the nation as a queen , a claimant for justice , and an oppressed woman ; and the popular sympathy manifested itself in a thousand ways . It was felt that , whatever might have been her errors , the last person who could ...
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NO PAGE INTRODUCTION | 1 |
LORD BACON 15611626 | 16 |
JOHN SELDEN 15841654 | 75 |
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