... active and public life, with the attainment of that exact and various learning which is generally the portion only of the recluse student. He was distinguished as an advocate and a magistrate, and he composed the most valuable works on the law of... Memoirs of Christina, Queen of Sweden - Page 177by Henry Woodhead - 1863Full view - About this book
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