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... tion of me to a very different cause , and one which , I fear , vindicated it to his own mind . Having paid his creditors in full , he wished to supersede his bankruptcy . The commission was of nearly thirty years ' date ; he was very ...
... tion of me to a very different cause , and one which , I fear , vindicated it to his own mind . Having paid his creditors in full , he wished to supersede his bankruptcy . The commission was of nearly thirty years ' date ; he was very ...
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... tion , to be involved in a controversy with a parishioner about the temporalities of the church ; but we owe a duty to our successors , which is too frequently opposed to our natural inclination to yield , rather than assert by law ...
... tion , to be involved in a controversy with a parishioner about the temporalities of the church ; but we owe a duty to our successors , which is too frequently opposed to our natural inclination to yield , rather than assert by law ...
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... tion of the dogma , but I knew nothing about it , though I was afraid to say so . My policy was to parry the thrust by a simple 66 ' Well , Sir ? ' " I may be wrong , Sir ; I do not pretend to be an authority in such matters , but the ...
... tion of the dogma , but I knew nothing about it , though I was afraid to say so . My policy was to parry the thrust by a simple 66 ' Well , Sir ? ' " I may be wrong , Sir ; I do not pretend to be an authority in such matters , but the ...
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... tion of the case , and eventually succeeded in satisfying the trustees that they might safely set the alleged creditors at defiance , except as to a comparatively trifling sum ; on this they con- sented to proceed to a distribution , on ...
... tion of the case , and eventually succeeded in satisfying the trustees that they might safely set the alleged creditors at defiance , except as to a comparatively trifling sum ; on this they con- sented to proceed to a distribution , on ...
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... tion to that ; but will this affect my rights under my aunt Carisbrook's will ? ” I began to feel alarm ; I had never heard of such a will , nor of such a person , and the plain course was to say so . " I never heard of the will of Mrs ...
... tion to that ; but will this affect my rights under my aunt Carisbrook's will ? ” I began to feel alarm ; I had never heard of such a will , nor of such a person , and the plain course was to say so . " I never heard of the will of Mrs ...
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