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Page 199
... directed the jury , " that the printing and sense of the paper were alone what the jury had to con- sider of . " * The jury , after much deliberation , found the defendant " Guilty of printing and publishing only . " Upon this , two ...
... directed the jury , " that the printing and sense of the paper were alone what the jury had to con- sider of . " * The jury , after much deliberation , found the defendant " Guilty of printing and publishing only . " Upon this , two ...
Page 272
... directed against the woolsack . The light shafts of Sheridan's wit , and the more terrible bolts of Burke's oratory , were levelled against the impregnable chancellor . He , confident in his usurped dominion of the house of lords , and ...
... directed against the woolsack . The light shafts of Sheridan's wit , and the more terrible bolts of Burke's oratory , were levelled against the impregnable chancellor . He , confident in his usurped dominion of the house of lords , and ...
Page 346
... directed to file an information against the pub- lisher of the libel , which , coming on for trial , Mr. Er- skine appeared as the counsel for the defendant . A more favourable opportunity for the display of his brilliant talents could ...
... directed to file an information against the pub- lisher of the libel , which , coming on for trial , Mr. Er- skine appeared as the counsel for the defendant . A more favourable opportunity for the display of his brilliant talents could ...
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