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... debate of importance the name of Sir Edward Coke appears as a speaker , supporting on all occasions the cause of freedom and liberality . He was one of the very few persons of that age who had the capacity to perceive the injurious ...
... debate of importance the name of Sir Edward Coke appears as a speaker , supporting on all occasions the cause of freedom and liberality . He was one of the very few persons of that age who had the capacity to perceive the injurious ...
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... debate on this petition was one of the few occasions in which Mr. Blackstone appeared as a speaker in the house of commons . He shortly , but strenuously , defended Lord Mansfield , and concluded with moving , " that the com- plaint of ...
... debate on this petition was one of the few occasions in which Mr. Blackstone appeared as a speaker in the house of commons . He shortly , but strenuously , defended Lord Mansfield , and concluded with moving , " that the com- plaint of ...
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... debate on General Bur- goyne's motion , relating to the conduct of Lord Clive in India in the proceedings against Horne for a libel on the speaker ; and in the debate on the bill for regulat- ing the government of Massachusetts Bay ...
... debate on General Bur- goyne's motion , relating to the conduct of Lord Clive in India in the proceedings against Horne for a libel on the speaker ; and in the debate on the bill for regulat- ing the government of Massachusetts Bay ...
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