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... probably James Howell , which is said by Mr. Butler to be the better version . * On the assembling of the long parliament in 1640 Selden again appeared in public life , as one of the repre- sentatives of the university of Oxford . From ...
... probably James Howell , which is said by Mr. Butler to be the better version . * On the assembling of the long parliament in 1640 Selden again appeared in public life , as one of the repre- sentatives of the university of Oxford . From ...
Page 63
... probably led by the associations of his childhood . These pursuits he used to call his diversions , to which he recurred for refreshment , when fatigued with his professional studies . Like many men of ardent genius , he possessed the ...
... probably led by the associations of his childhood . These pursuits he used to call his diversions , to which he recurred for refreshment , when fatigued with his professional studies . Like many men of ardent genius , he possessed the ...
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... probably aware that the court would gladly , had it been possible , have discountenanced the prosecutions ; but at length , when the popular feeling had risen to such a pitch , that common sense and justice were forgotten in the excite ...
... probably aware that the court would gladly , had it been possible , have discountenanced the prosecutions ; but at length , when the popular feeling had risen to such a pitch , that common sense and justice were forgotten in the excite ...
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