The Percy Anecdotes: Original and Select, Volume 14G. Berger, 1868 - Anecdotes |
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Original and Select. tained the applause which she generally commanded , but a solid verdict in her favour . She had ordered a shawl from a shopkeeper , on condition that if it did not suit on trial , it was to be returned . In this ...
Original and Select. tained the applause which she generally commanded , but a solid verdict in her favour . She had ordered a shawl from a shopkeeper , on condition that if it did not suit on trial , it was to be returned . In this ...
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... commanded the prisoner at his peril to deliver in his exceptions ; the counsel called for his condemnation ; and the clerk of the court pressed forward to gag his mouth , when Lilburne , perceiving the violence and fury of the court ...
... commanded the prisoner at his peril to deliver in his exceptions ; the counsel called for his condemnation ; and the clerk of the court pressed forward to gag his mouth , when Lilburne , perceiving the violence and fury of the court ...
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... commanded from 3000l . to 40001. a year , by practice as a Chamber Counsel , he contracted his business within such a compass , that it might just yield him as much as was sufficient for his wants , and no more . Amidst his professional ...
... commanded from 3000l . to 40001. a year , by practice as a Chamber Counsel , he contracted his business within such a compass , that it might just yield him as much as was sufficient for his wants , and no more . Amidst his professional ...
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