The safety of Jersey; being a familiar illustration of the forms, practice, and privileges of the royal court1841 |
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... hear talk of the bay of Naples , John ? ' 6 6 Naples Naples ! ' muttered John reflectingly , Naples ! is that the place where the soap comes from , Sir ? ' " The same , John — that is the finest bay in the world . ' John however shook ...
... hear talk of the bay of Naples , John ? ' 6 6 Naples Naples ! ' muttered John reflectingly , Naples ! is that the place where the soap comes from , Sir ? ' " The same , John — that is the finest bay in the world . ' John however shook ...
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... hear him ! good , upon my soul , very good - your eloquence quite warms me . ' 6 The installation of that picture , ' continued my friend , was the occasion of considerable rejoicing and military pageantry - the troops marching past and ...
... hear him ! good , upon my soul , very good - your eloquence quite warms me . ' 6 The installation of that picture , ' continued my friend , was the occasion of considerable rejoicing and military pageantry - the troops marching past and ...
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... hear the trial . ' * " Very extraordinary - is it not ? ' ' Silence ! Silence ! ' from the Huissier of the Court . In obedience to this caution , which I felt was especially directed to our pew , we ceased whispering , and paid very ...
... hear the trial . ' * " Very extraordinary - is it not ? ' ' Silence ! Silence ! ' from the Huissier of the Court . In obedience to this caution , which I felt was especially directed to our pew , we ceased whispering , and paid very ...
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... hears the Preacher lay solemn stress On acts of mercy and gentleness ; He hears him enforce the doctrines high Of pure , unleavened humanity ; How man should bear with his fellow man , And his failings , as Burns says , " gently scan ...
... hears the Preacher lay solemn stress On acts of mercy and gentleness ; He hears him enforce the doctrines high Of pure , unleavened humanity ; How man should bear with his fellow man , And his failings , as Burns says , " gently scan ...
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Page 54 - Every freeman has an undoubted right to lay what sentiments he pleases before the public ; to forbid this is to destroy the freedom of the press ; but if he publishes what is improper, mischievous, or illegal, he must take the consequence of his own temerity.
Page 8 - cheap defence," like the immortal Falstaff, who was not only witty himself, but the cause of wit in others...
Page 45 - The oath administered to the witness is not only that what he deposes shall be true, but that he shall also depose the whole truth: so that he is not to conceal any part of what he knows, whether interrogated particularly to that point or not.
Page 26 - I'recedents.—The precedents of the Royal Court are overwhelmingly numerous, and are so often unjust and contradictory, that they may be compared to papers in so many pigeon holes, from which some may be taken out to suit every occasion.