Selections from the Speeches and Writings of the Right Honourable Henry, Lord Brougham & Vaux, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain: With a Brief Memoir of His Lordship's Life |
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... facts , illustrating the abuse of the power vested in the Treasury Board to remit penalties , inflicted for breach of the Revenue Laws , he proposed certain resolutions , condemnatory of the conduct of the Lords of the Treasury , with ...
... facts , illustrating the abuse of the power vested in the Treasury Board to remit penalties , inflicted for breach of the Revenue Laws , he proposed certain resolutions , condemnatory of the conduct of the Lords of the Treasury , with ...
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... facts , it was lost by a majority of 139 against 59 . Mr. Brougham , in conjunction with Dr. Birk- beck , had a great share in the formation of the London Mechanics Institution , which was esta- In the course of this Debate , Mr ...
... facts , it was lost by a majority of 139 against 59 . Mr. Brougham , in conjunction with Dr. Birk- beck , had a great share in the formation of the London Mechanics Institution , which was esta- In the course of this Debate , Mr ...
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... facts by the good witnesses who were within their reach , whom they have no shadow of pretext for not calling ; and , secondly , that the witnesses whom they have ventured to call , are every one G of them injured in their credit . How ...
... facts by the good witnesses who were within their reach , whom they have no shadow of pretext for not calling ; and , secondly , that the witnesses whom they have ventured to call , are every one G of them injured in their credit . How ...
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... is exactly of the like nature , or , rather , it is the very same . For what has just been referred to is , in fact , Science , which in its most comprehensive sense only means Knowledge , 122 OBJECTS , & c . OF SCIENCE .
... is exactly of the like nature , or , rather , it is the very same . For what has just been referred to is , in fact , Science , which in its most comprehensive sense only means Knowledge , 122 OBJECTS , & c . OF SCIENCE .
Page 133
... inquire how and why these things excite our attention , and wherefore the reading about them is a pleasure the fact is certain ; and it proves clearly that there is a positive enjoyment in knowing what K 3 OBJECTS , & c . OF SCIENCE . 133.
... inquire how and why these things excite our attention , and wherefore the reading about them is a pleasure the fact is certain ; and it proves clearly that there is a positive enjoyment in knowing what K 3 OBJECTS , & c . OF SCIENCE . 133.
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