The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Том 143A. Constable, 1876 |
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... force ' the gentlemen of Scotland to enter into those bonds ' ( p . 45 ) . Nor is a distinct idea of a political situation conveyed thus : ' Jacobite stratagems , Episcopal pretensions , Presbyterian jealousies , national prejudices ...
... force ' the gentlemen of Scotland to enter into those bonds ' ( p . 45 ) . Nor is a distinct idea of a political situation conveyed thus : ' Jacobite stratagems , Episcopal pretensions , Presbyterian jealousies , national prejudices ...
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... forces on us the belief that he took office with the treacherous purpose im- puted to him . Evidence in support of the charge there is none . All the probabilities are against its truth . The mild- ness with which he discharged the ...
... forces on us the belief that he took office with the treacherous purpose im- puted to him . Evidence in support of the charge there is none . All the probabilities are against its truth . The mild- ness with which he discharged the ...
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... force of expression , is not far from the truth . We quite concur with Mr. Mackay in thinking that our estimate of Stair should be little affected by the malignant attacks of which he was so long the object . And we would record our ...
... force of expression , is not far from the truth . We quite concur with Mr. Mackay in thinking that our estimate of Stair should be little affected by the malignant attacks of which he was so long the object . And we would record our ...
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... force a conviction of the guilt of Stair . He did much to reform procedure , especially during his first tenure of ... forces on hasty , ill - considered changes in obedience to popular clamour . There are many who allege that such is ...
... force a conviction of the guilt of Stair . He did much to reform procedure , especially during his first tenure of ... forces on hasty , ill - considered changes in obedience to popular clamour . There are many who allege that such is ...
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... force , to the writings of Stair . His religious meditations will hardly now be read save from curiosity . But , as a jurist , he has left an illustrious name . His Institutions of the Law of Scotland ' is a remarkable work . The ...
... force , to the writings of Stair . His religious meditations will hardly now be read save from curiosity . But , as a jurist , he has left an illustrious name . His Institutions of the Law of Scotland ' is a remarkable work . The ...
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