The safety of Jersey; being a familiar illustration of the forms, practice, and privileges of the royal court1841 |
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... probably some five or ten miles . ' 6 ' Five or ten miles , oh dear , ' exclaimed Mrs. Jenks , in a tone something between a sigh and a hiccup , five or ten miles , I shall never hold out . ' • Then you had better turn in , my dear ...
... probably some five or ten miles . ' 6 ' Five or ten miles , oh dear , ' exclaimed Mrs. Jenks , in a tone something between a sigh and a hiccup , five or ten miles , I shall never hold out . ' • Then you had better turn in , my dear ...
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... probably no better criterion of the prosperity of a community , than that which is offered in a local newspaper . Let any one look at the advertisements , and he will be able to arrive at a very fair judgment of the real state of trade ...
... probably no better criterion of the prosperity of a community , than that which is offered in a local newspaper . Let any one look at the advertisements , and he will be able to arrive at a very fair judgment of the real state of trade ...
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... probably to look very like nobody's dog in a fair . This was the feeling I now experienced , and which was more and more aggravated , by a consciousness , that my attempt to assume a swaggering air of independence , carried with it ...
... probably to look very like nobody's dog in a fair . This was the feeling I now experienced , and which was more and more aggravated , by a consciousness , that my attempt to assume a swaggering air of independence , carried with it ...
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... probably approach it by asking what it was yesterday , or what it will be to - morrow.- Thus , through life , I have ever found my desires , as Lady Macbeth says , like those of the poor cat in the adage , ever letting " I dare not wait ...
... probably approach it by asking what it was yesterday , or what it will be to - morrow.- Thus , through life , I have ever found my desires , as Lady Macbeth says , like those of the poor cat in the adage , ever letting " I dare not wait ...
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... Probably at Mr. Falle's . ' Mr. Falle's , where is that ? ' I enquired . There at your back - why , bless your soul , the Falle's of Jersey are as well known as those of Niagara . ' I'll buy it instantly , ' I observed , impatiently ...
... Probably at Mr. Falle's . ' Mr. Falle's , where is that ? ' I enquired . There at your back - why , bless your soul , the Falle's of Jersey are as well known as those of Niagara . ' I'll buy it instantly , ' I observed , impatiently ...
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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.