The Percy Anecdotes: Original and Select, Volume 14G. Berger, 1868 - Anecdotes |
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Page 44
... leave off talking , and go and order his silk gown to be made . " " It is hardly worth while , " said Mr. Dundas dryly , " for the time you will want it . You had better borrow mine . " Mr. Erskine , with admirable promptness , replied ...
... leave off talking , and go and order his silk gown to be made . " " It is hardly worth while , " said Mr. Dundas dryly , " for the time you will want it . You had better borrow mine . " Mr. Erskine , with admirable promptness , replied ...
Page 113
... leave to speak , or knock me on the head where I stand . Mr. Bradshaw , President of the High Court of Justice , as it was called , gave Duke Hamilton leave to speak to the punctilios of law ; and I hope you will grant me , that have ...
... leave to speak , or knock me on the head where I stand . Mr. Bradshaw , President of the High Court of Justice , as it was called , gave Duke Hamilton leave to speak to the punctilios of law ; and I hope you will grant me , that have ...
Page 90
... leave and consent of the House . Ordered , That no member have leave to go into the country , without limiting a time when he is to return . 1693. Ordered , That no member of the Long Robe do presume to plead any cause at the bar 90 ...
... leave and consent of the House . Ordered , That no member have leave to go into the country , without limiting a time when he is to return . 1693. Ordered , That no member of the Long Robe do presume to plead any cause at the bar 90 ...
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