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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... occasion ; and from this period , his practice , both in the Court of King's Bench , and on the Northern Circuit , began to increase . Through the influence of the Earl of Dar- lington , ( now Marquis of Cleveland , ) he , in the ...
... occasion ; and from this period , his practice , both in the Court of King's Bench , and on the Northern Circuit , began to increase . Through the influence of the Earl of Dar- lington , ( now Marquis of Cleveland , ) he , in the ...
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... occasions more favourable to the display of his prodigious powers . It is right , however , to state , that this Speech was , in the course of the debate , alluded to by Mr. Adam , in terms of great commendation . On the 15th of June ...
... occasions more favourable to the display of his prodigious powers . It is right , however , to state , that this Speech was , in the course of the debate , alluded to by Mr. Adam , in terms of great commendation . On the 15th of June ...
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... occasion , elicited applause from the Attorney General , and was charac- terized by Lord Chief Justice Ellenborough as " a Speech of great ability , eloquence , and manliness ; " and notwithstanding his Lord- ship's decisive opinion ...
... occasion , elicited applause from the Attorney General , and was charac- terized by Lord Chief Justice Ellenborough as " a Speech of great ability , eloquence , and manliness ; " and notwithstanding his Lord- ship's decisive opinion ...
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... occasion , in defence of his clients , is said to have been the original cause of that dislike , with which ( if popular report may be credited ) he was afterwards regarded by his late Majesty . During the Parliamentary Session of 1816 ...
... occasion , in defence of his clients , is said to have been the original cause of that dislike , with which ( if popular report may be credited ) he was afterwards regarded by his late Majesty . During the Parliamentary Session of 1816 ...
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... occasion , after alluding to the flagrant abuses in several Charity Schools in the country , he suggested the appointment of a Commission of Inquiry , and expressed his determination of again bringing the subject before Parliament . In ...
... occasion , after alluding to the flagrant abuses in several Charity Schools in the country , he suggested the appointment of a Commission of Inquiry , and expressed his determination of again bringing the subject before Parliament . In ...
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