Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 207William Blackwood, 1920 - England |
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Page 65
... keep very much on the right side of him , and he was treated with great respect . He lived with his several wives in a large house on the outskirts of the town . Included in a draft of soldiers recently sent out from home were a number ...
... keep very much on the right side of him , and he was treated with great respect . He lived with his several wives in a large house on the outskirts of the town . Included in a draft of soldiers recently sent out from home were a number ...
Page 74
... keep . He nodded towards the linen- fold panelling and the great carven chimneypiece . " In this kind of house you have the mystery of the elder England . What was Raleigh's phrase ? ' High thoughts and divine contemplations . ' The ...
... keep . He nodded towards the linen- fold panelling and the great carven chimneypiece . " In this kind of house you have the mystery of the elder England . What was Raleigh's phrase ? ' High thoughts and divine contemplations . ' The ...
Page 96
... keep a racket court , " replied the wit- ness . " So do I , " observed his lordship grimly . The one thing which was absolutely useless to a lawyer was a knowledge of the law . Even the greatest men at the Bar were far from being what ...
... keep a racket court , " replied the wit- ness . " So do I , " observed his lordship grimly . The one thing which was absolutely useless to a lawyer was a knowledge of the law . Even the greatest men at the Bar were far from being what ...
Page 98
... keep their law books there . But for the vast bulk of the Bar the place where all the out - of - court work is done is the Library of the Four Courts . To each barrister a particular seat is allotted , and there he reads his briefs and ...
... keep their law books there . But for the vast bulk of the Bar the place where all the out - of - court work is done is the Library of the Four Courts . To each barrister a particular seat is allotted , and there he reads his briefs and ...
Page 115
... keep out of your way as far as possible . But his patience is always short , and occasionally he has his liverish mornings like the best of us , and then he will fall upon you at sight the moment you cross his path . Now he is trotting ...
... keep out of your way as far as possible . But his patience is always short , and occasionally he has his liverish mornings like the best of us , and then he will fall upon you at sight the moment you cross his path . Now he is trotting ...
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