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... side of the court , he was regarded as the advocate of the peo- ple : a powerful advocate , according to his friend , Ben Jonson , who thus speaks of his parliament- ary eloquence : " There happened in my time one noble speaker , who ...
... side of the court , he was regarded as the advocate of the peo- ple : a powerful advocate , according to his friend , Ben Jonson , who thus speaks of his parliament- ary eloquence : " There happened in my time one noble speaker , who ...
Page xxx
... side , had a settled opinion , that the queen could be brought to nothing but by a kind of necessity and author- ity ; and I well remember , when by violent courses at any time he had got his will , he would ask me : Now , sir , whose ...
... side , had a settled opinion , that the queen could be brought to nothing but by a kind of necessity and author- ity ; and I well remember , when by violent courses at any time he had got his will , he would ask me : Now , sir , whose ...
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... sides of the ques . tion . He was not likely to be moved by that ig norant censure which mixes the counsel with his client , instead of knowing that the advocate is in- different on which side he pleads , whether for the most ...
... sides of the ques . tion . He was not likely to be moved by that ig norant censure which mixes the counsel with his client , instead of knowing that the advocate is in- different on which side he pleads , whether for the most ...
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... side . To those persons present who were not already apprized of the queen's wishes , Bacon's speech would be considered more consistent with his af- fection for his friend than his duty to the queen , as it was constructed as much as ...
... side . To those persons present who were not already apprized of the queen's wishes , Bacon's speech would be considered more consistent with his af- fection for his friend than his duty to the queen , as it was constructed as much as ...
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... side , I did not forbear to give To such expedients did his friendship for Essex my lord from time to time faithful advertisement induce him to submit : expedients , which , how - what I found , and what I wished . And I drew ever they ...
... side , I did not forbear to give To such expedients did his friendship for Essex my lord from time to time faithful advertisement induce him to submit : expedients , which , how - what I found , and what I wished . And I drew ever they ...
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