The Percy Anecdotes: Original and Select, Volume 14G. Berger, 1868 - Anecdotes |
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... discovered in his countenance ; for if handsome , he appeared deeply affected at the justice of his client's case ; but if unexpectedly great , he regularly melted into tears . It was owing to a sarcasm by Mr. Wedderburn on this ...
... discovered in his countenance ; for if handsome , he appeared deeply affected at the justice of his client's case ; but if unexpectedly great , he regularly melted into tears . It was owing to a sarcasm by Mr. Wedderburn on this ...
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... discovered his mistake , rose in much confusion , and said , that he felt really much ashamed for a blunder into which he had fallen , for that , instead of supporting the petition , it was his business to have opposed it . The Master ...
... discovered his mistake , rose in much confusion , and said , that he felt really much ashamed for a blunder into which he had fallen , for that , instead of supporting the petition , it was his business to have opposed it . The Master ...
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... discovered carefully preserved in a piece of paper , with a memorandum upon it , recording the circumstance . SIR WILLIAM YONGE . Amongst the ablest speakers in the House of Com- mons , in the beginning of the reign of George II . , was ...
... discovered carefully preserved in a piece of paper , with a memorandum upon it , recording the circumstance . SIR WILLIAM YONGE . Amongst the ablest speakers in the House of Com- mons , in the beginning of the reign of George II . , was ...
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