The Percy Anecdotes: Original and Select, Volume 14G. Berger, 1868 - Anecdotes |
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... lawyers of his day , was driven from the bar by Lord Thurlow , without intending it , His lordship was walking in Westminster Hall with him , while Dr. Florence Henzey was on his ... lawyer , who some years THE BAR . 21 SERGEANT PRIME. ...
... lawyers of his day , was driven from the bar by Lord Thurlow , without intending it , His lordship was walking in Westminster Hall with him , while Dr. Florence Henzey was on his ... lawyer , who some years THE BAR . 21 SERGEANT PRIME. ...
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... lawyer , Mynheer Ploos Van Amstel , who was never known to lose a cause , how- ever intricate . This advice was followed , and the was brought into court . M. Van Amstel enforced his client's claim with his usual eloquence , but in vain ...
... lawyer , Mynheer Ploos Van Amstel , who was never known to lose a cause , how- ever intricate . This advice was followed , and the was brought into court . M. Van Amstel enforced his client's claim with his usual eloquence , but in vain ...
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... lawyer ? " I did , " was the reply . Pray , " says the judge , " what is your opinion of the import of the word ... lawyer , I'd knock him down . " Why , sir , " said the judge , pointing to one of the counsel , " that gentleman is a ...
... lawyer ? " I did , " was the reply . Pray , " says the judge , " what is your opinion of the import of the word ... lawyer , I'd knock him down . " Why , sir , " said the judge , pointing to one of the counsel , " that gentleman is a ...
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