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Page 5
... easily attainable , and the opinion was taken . It confirmed mine , but my client was still dissatisfied ; he went to another attorney , who brought the action , and succeeding by Scarlett's aid IN SEARCH OF PRACTICE . 5.
... easily attainable , and the opinion was taken . It confirmed mine , but my client was still dissatisfied ; he went to another attorney , who brought the action , and succeeding by Scarlett's aid IN SEARCH OF PRACTICE . 5.
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Samuel Warren. who brought the action , and succeeding by Scarlett's aid , against law and reason , swamped my credit ; for though the plaintiff has been my friend , and a kind one too , for more than twenty years , he has never again ...
Samuel Warren. who brought the action , and succeeding by Scarlett's aid , against law and reason , swamped my credit ; for though the plaintiff has been my friend , and a kind one too , for more than twenty years , he has never again ...
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... action for the libel , against my pleader's advice this time , for I had had experience enough of being too clear - sighted ; I laid the damages high ; assigned as many mischievous inuendoes to the word " unsteady , " as an Irishman ...
... action for the libel , against my pleader's advice this time , for I had had experience enough of being too clear - sighted ; I laid the damages high ; assigned as many mischievous inuendoes to the word " unsteady , " as an Irishman ...
Page 54
... action , Sir , immediately ; retain Scarlett , retain the At- torney - General , retain Gurney , Brougham , and all of them . I'll have the whole bar , Sir ; forty- one years have I imported from the Baltic , and never was called ...
... action , Sir , immediately ; retain Scarlett , retain the At- torney - General , retain Gurney , Brougham , and all of them . I'll have the whole bar , Sir ; forty- one years have I imported from the Baltic , and never was called ...
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... action , Mr. Bedworth . " " And get a farthing damages for my pains ; for a man in my station cannot expect to find twelve men together , without a political enemy among them ! " " Then you may indict . " " What will that cost me ...
... action , Mr. Bedworth . " " And get a farthing damages for my pains ; for a man in my station cannot expect to find twelve men together , without a political enemy among them ! " " Then you may indict . " " What will that cost me ...
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