Macaulay: Prose and PoetryRupert Hart-Davis, 1952 - 864 pages |
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Page 71
... proved . But a new and serious objection was raised . It was not sufficient to prove that the Bishops had written the alleged libel . It was necessary to prove also that they had written it in the county of Middlesex . And not only was ...
... proved . But a new and serious objection was raised . It was not sufficient to prove that the Bishops had written the alleged libel . It was necessary to prove also that they had written it in the county of Middlesex . And not only was ...
Page 72
... prove the publication , and would come down to the court immediately . Wright maliciously told the counsel for the defence ... proved according to technical rules of evidence ; but now the contest became one of deeper interest . It was ...
... prove the publication , and would come down to the court immediately . Wright maliciously told the counsel for the defence ... proved according to technical rules of evidence ; but now the contest became one of deeper interest . It was ...
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... proved that he possessed great talents for administration . In the mean time , Parliament had been engaged in long and grave discussions on Asiatic affairs . The ministry of Lord North , in the session of 1773 , introduced a measure ...
... proved that he possessed great talents for administration . In the mean time , Parliament had been engaged in long and grave discussions on Asiatic affairs . The ministry of Lord North , in the session of 1773 , introduced a measure ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 7 |
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND SELECTED PASSAGES II | 13 |
ESSAYS | 233 |
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