The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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... court of session , with the title of lord Hen- derland . I mentioned Mr. Solicitor's relation , lord Charles Hay , with whom I knew Dr. Johnson had been acquainted . JOHNSON . " I wrote something for lord Charles ; and I thought he had ...
... court of session , with the title of lord Hen- derland . I mentioned Mr. Solicitor's relation , lord Charles Hay , with whom I knew Dr. Johnson had been acquainted . JOHNSON . " I wrote something for lord Charles ; and I thought he had ...
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... court granted an arrest chiefly on the infor- mality of the indictment . No man has a higher reverence for the law ... Session , published in 1785 , there is the following passage , which , as a concise , and I hope a fair and rational ...
... court granted an arrest chiefly on the infor- mality of the indictment . No man has a higher reverence for the law ... Session , published in 1785 , there is the following passage , which , as a concise , and I hope a fair and rational ...
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... court of session , for defamation and damages , and I was one of the counsel for the reverend defendant . The liberty of the pulpit ' was our great ground of defence ; but we argued also on the provocation of the previous attack , and ...
... court of session , for defamation and damages , and I was one of the counsel for the reverend defendant . The liberty of the pulpit ' was our great ground of defence ; but we argued also on the provocation of the previous attack , and ...
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... court of session upon both . " 4. Notes of the opinions of the judges , being the reasons upon which their decree is grounded . " These papers you will please to peruse , and give your opinion , " Whether there is a probability of the ...
... court of session upon both . " 4. Notes of the opinions of the judges , being the reasons upon which their decree is grounded . " These papers you will please to peruse , and give your opinion , " Whether there is a probability of the ...
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... court of session . The common law of England does not give way to actions for every reproachful word . An action cannot be brought for general damages , upon any words which import less than an offence cognisable by law ; consequently ...
... court of session . The common law of England does not give way to actions for every reproachful word . An action cannot be brought for general damages , upon any words which import less than an offence cognisable by law ; consequently ...
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