The Percy Anecdotes: Original and Select, Volume 14G. Berger, 1868 - Anecdotes |
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Page 73
... sent into England . ΝΟΥ . The rise of Noy , who was Attorney General in the reign of Charles I. , originated in a case which is very well known , that of the three graziers . At a country fair , three graziers had left their money with ...
... sent into England . ΝΟΥ . The rise of Noy , who was Attorney General in the reign of Charles I. , originated in a case which is very well known , that of the three graziers . At a country fair , three graziers had left their money with ...
Page 97
... sent forty labourers from his collieries in the north of England , to reside in the borough , erecting cottages for their accommodation , and allowing them half a guinea a week each , in addition to what they might earn by their labour ...
... sent forty labourers from his collieries in the north of England , to reside in the borough , erecting cottages for their accommodation , and allowing them half a guinea a week each , in addition to what they might earn by their labour ...
Page 132
... sent and hereafter . I have no time now to debate a point of order ; nor is it necessary . The full idea which I meant to give , may be conveyed in another form . Instead of a comment , allow me to tell you a short story , from good ...
... sent and hereafter . I have no time now to debate a point of order ; nor is it necessary . The full idea which I meant to give , may be conveyed in another form . Instead of a comment , allow me to tell you a short story , from good ...
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