The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 90A. Constable, 1849 |
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... supply of offenders , Sir Robert Peel's ministry went out of office ; and their successors were called upon at very short notice to review the whole question , and to grapple with its difficulties . So appalling was the exposure of the ...
... supply of offenders , Sir Robert Peel's ministry went out of office ; and their successors were called upon at very short notice to review the whole question , and to grapple with its difficulties . So appalling was the exposure of the ...
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... supply of food for some time . In the last two years , provided a man comes out of prison to - morrow morning , if I should happen to be at home , I take care that that man wants nothing . I perhaps may give him 5s . , and sometimes I ...
... supply of food for some time . In the last two years , provided a man comes out of prison to - morrow morning , if I should happen to be at home , I take care that that man wants nothing . I perhaps may give him 5s . , and sometimes I ...
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... supply of convicts had been cut off , and the establishments weeded of inefficient officers , the changes were followed by a diminution of grave offences , and by order , regularity , and steady work ; although , from other causes ...
... supply of convicts had been cut off , and the establishments weeded of inefficient officers , the changes were followed by a diminution of grave offences , and by order , regularity , and steady work ; although , from other causes ...
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... supply . In the year 1848 , the number of male convicts in England and Wales sentenced to transportation amounted to 2884. The returns from Scotland have not yet come under our notice ; but , judging from the average of the last five ...
... supply . In the year 1848 , the number of male convicts in England and Wales sentenced to transportation amounted to 2884. The returns from Scotland have not yet come under our notice ; but , judging from the average of the last five ...
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... supply that failure in the eyes of one who wished to possess the image of a person whom he loves ; nor could even a Shakspeare , by the prodigality of his fancy , imagination and knowledge , prevent the weariness of an audience , should ...
... supply that failure in the eyes of one who wished to possess the image of a person whom he loves ; nor could even a Shakspeare , by the prodigality of his fancy , imagination and knowledge , prevent the weariness of an audience , should ...
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