Speeches on Social and Political Subjects: Military floggingRichard Griffin, 1857 - Great Britain |
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... cause of civil and religious liberty . Its publisher , Mr. John Drakard , was a person of great respectability , and showed at once his high sense of honour , and his de- votion to his principles , by steadily refusing to give up the ...
... cause of civil and religious liberty . Its publisher , Mr. John Drakard , was a person of great respectability , and showed at once his high sense of honour , and his de- votion to his principles , by steadily refusing to give up the ...
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... cause of these defend- ants , I feel abundantly sensible of the difficulties under which they labour . It is not that they have to contend , with such unequal force on my part , against the talents and learning of the Attorney - General ...
... cause of these defend- ants , I feel abundantly sensible of the difficulties under which they labour . It is not that they have to contend , with such unequal force on my part , against the talents and learning of the Attorney - General ...
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... causes of this evil it is unnecessary for me to point out . Indeed , I am far from saying that there is nothing to extenuate it ; I am ready even to admit that this abuse of the press in defaming private characters , does derive no ...
... causes of this evil it is unnecessary for me to point out . Indeed , I am far from saying that there is nothing to extenuate it ; I am ready even to admit that this abuse of the press in defaming private characters , does derive no ...
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... cause , vehemently impelled by a love of its happiness and glory , has a right to endea- vour , by his own individual exertions , to make that perfect which he so greatly admires , by pointing out those little defects in its ...
... cause , vehemently impelled by a love of its happiness and glory , has a right to endea- vour , by his own individual exertions , to make that perfect which he so greatly admires , by pointing out those little defects in its ...
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... cause and the person of his own Sovereign and of his Royal Allies . This gallant officer , in the year 1794 , published a tract " On the means of improving and re - organizing the Military Force of this Empire . " It was addressed to Mr ...
... cause and the person of his own Sovereign and of his Royal Allies . This gallant officer , in the year 1794 , published a tract " On the means of improving and re - organizing the Military Force of this Empire . " It was addressed to Mr ...
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