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Page 35
... various grievances un- der which the nation was suffering ; and , with the assist- ance of Sir Edward Coke , the famous petition of rights was framed . Various conferences took place on the subject of this bill between the lords and the ...
... various grievances un- der which the nation was suffering ; and , with the assist- ance of Sir Edward Coke , the famous petition of rights was framed . Various conferences took place on the subject of this bill between the lords and the ...
Page 326
... various times gave to the world . But to have confined the powers of his active and enlightened mind to the acquisition of that which is merely the symbol of ideas — the casket in which the rich treasures of intellect are contained ...
... various times gave to the world . But to have confined the powers of his active and enlightened mind to the acquisition of that which is merely the symbol of ideas — the casket in which the rich treasures of intellect are contained ...
Page 368
... various periods of time and in various places . The trial commenced on Tuesday the 28th of October ; and the opening of Sir John Scott , the attorney - general , occupied upwards of seven hours . The evidence for the crown was not ...
... various periods of time and in various places . The trial commenced on Tuesday the 28th of October ; and the opening of Sir John Scott , the attorney - general , occupied upwards of seven hours . The evidence for the crown was not ...
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