Essays from Select British EloquenceSouthern Illinois University Press, 1963 - 359 pages |
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... brought Newcastle to a decision . On the 8th of November , 1756 , Murray was sworn in as Chief Justice , and created a peer with the title of Baron Mansfield . At a later period he was raised to the earldom . In entering on his new ...
... brought Newcastle to a decision . On the 8th of November , 1756 , Murray was sworn in as Chief Justice , and created a peer with the title of Baron Mansfield . At a later period he was raised to the earldom . In entering on his new ...
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... brought forward a plan of Reform in Parliament . On this subject he had , from early life , entered with great warmth into the feelings of his father , and had twice before ( in 1782 and 1783 ) moved similar resolutions , supported by ...
... brought forward a plan of Reform in Parliament . On this subject he had , from early life , entered with great warmth into the feelings of his father , and had twice before ( in 1782 and 1783 ) moved similar resolutions , supported by ...
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... brought in their verdict , " Guilty of publishing only , " which would have the effect of clearing the defendant , Justice Buller , who presided , acting on the principle then held by the court , considered it beyond their province to ...
... brought in their verdict , " Guilty of publishing only , " which would have the effect of clearing the defendant , Justice Buller , who presided , acting on the principle then held by the court , considered it beyond their province to ...
Contents
SIR JOHN ELIOT | 3 |
SIR ROBERT WALPOLE | 19 |
LORD MANSFIELD | 69 |
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Essays from Select British Eloquence: Landmarks in Rhetoric and Public Address Chauncey Allen Goodrich No preview available - 2012 |
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