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... lawyer , Coke has , perhaps , never been equalled in the copious extent and variety of his information . No legal question could arise which he was unable to illustrate out of the superabundant stores of his learning . His mind ...
... lawyer , Coke has , perhaps , never been equalled in the copious extent and variety of his information . No legal question could arise which he was unable to illustrate out of the superabundant stores of his learning . His mind ...
Page 169
... lawyer , and especially as a constitutional lawyer , has always been held in the highest estimation . His celebrated argu- ment in the great case of the Bankers * may be referred to as a proof of his professional abilities and extensive ...
... lawyer , and especially as a constitutional lawyer , has always been held in the highest estimation . His celebrated argu- ment in the great case of the Bankers * may be referred to as a proof of his professional abilities and extensive ...
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... lawyer he stood behind Mr. Herne when he spake at the bar of the lords ' house , and took notes of it . " Vol . iv . p . 677. Though Herne could not argue , he could make a witty reply . When Serjt . Wilde in answer to the argument ...
... lawyer he stood behind Mr. Herne when he spake at the bar of the lords ' house , and took notes of it . " Vol . iv . p . 677. Though Herne could not argue , he could make a witty reply . When Serjt . Wilde in answer to the argument ...
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