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0 ! unwise forefathers ! to be so curious in providing for the quiet possession of
our lands and the liberties of parliament ; and , at the same time , to neglect our
personal liberty , and let us lie in prison , and that during pleasure , without 28
THE ...
0 ! unwise forefathers ! to be so curious in providing for the quiet possession of
our lands and the liberties of parliament ; and , at the same time , to neglect our
personal liberty , and let us lie in prison , and that during pleasure , without 28
THE ...
الصفحة 33
... of judicature ; they have their part in judging and determining of the reasons for
making new laws and abrogating old : from amongst them we take our great
officers of State : they are commonly our generals at land , and our admirals at
sea .
... of judicature ; they have their part in judging and determining of the reasons for
making new laws and abrogating old : from amongst them we take our great
officers of State : they are commonly our generals at land , and our admirals at
sea .
الصفحة 53
... himself free from indignity when he could say , Civis Romanus sum ; so also a
British subject , in whatever land he may be , shall feel confident that the watchful
eye and the strong arm of England will protect him against injustice and wrong .
... himself free from indignity when he could say , Civis Romanus sum ; so also a
British subject , in whatever land he may be , shall feel confident that the watchful
eye and the strong arm of England will protect him against injustice and wrong .
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The angel of death has been abroad throughout the land ; you may almost hear
the beating of his wings . There is no one , as when the first - born were slain of
old , to sprinkle with blood the lintel and the two sideposts of our doors , that he ...
The angel of death has been abroad throughout the land ; you may almost hear
the beating of his wings . There is no one , as when the first - born were slain of
old , to sprinkle with blood the lintel and the two sideposts of our doors , that he ...
الصفحة 127
Indeed , it is more likely to lure him out of it in will - o ' - the - wisp fashion and
land him in a slough ; for the odds are that he will draw on his imagination for his
dependencies and conditions : that the facts will be made to fit the theory ,
instead ...
Indeed , it is more likely to lure him out of it in will - o ' - the - wisp fashion and
land him in a slough ; for the odds are that he will draw on his imagination for his
dependencies and conditions : that the facts will be made to fit the theory ,
instead ...
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