People's Book of Biography: Or, Short Lives of the Most Interesting Persons of All Ages and CountriesA. S. Hale, 1868 - Počet stran: 624 |
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Strana 21
... duties of civil administration , ought to be peculiarly con- scious of his own deficiencies . In this conflict of emotions , all I dare aver is , that it has been my faithful study to collect my duty from a just appreciation of every ...
... duties of civil administration , ought to be peculiarly con- scious of his own deficiencies . In this conflict of emotions , all I dare aver is , that it has been my faithful study to collect my duty from a just appreciation of every ...
Strana 41
... duties of the place are performed by under sheriffs . Twice a year the high sheriff , clad in the showy robes of his office , rode out of town in his carriage , and escorted to the town hall , amid the pealing of bells , the judges who ...
... duties of the place are performed by under sheriffs . Twice a year the high sheriff , clad in the showy robes of his office , rode out of town in his carriage , and escorted to the town hall , amid the pealing of bells , the judges who ...
Strana 42
... duties upon deputies . These fees had been exacted so long , that no one could give any account of the origin of the system , or knew why such an odd sum as fifteen shillings and four pence had been fixed upon ; yet John Howard was the ...
... duties upon deputies . These fees had been exacted so long , that no one could give any account of the origin of the system , or knew why such an odd sum as fifteen shillings and four pence had been fixed upon ; yet John Howard was the ...
Strana 64
... duties as commissioner . He soon discovered that one of his colleagues was a gentleman who expected to have his own way in every particular ; an obstinate , impracticable man , not to be convinced or persuaded . After months of effort ...
... duties as commissioner . He soon discovered that one of his colleagues was a gentleman who expected to have his own way in every particular ; an obstinate , impracticable man , not to be convinced or persuaded . After months of effort ...
Strana 67
... duties , nor that he was wanting in the tenderest affection for his boy . He usually planned his journeys so as to be at home during his son's vacations , and , when this could not be , the lad resided with his aunt , who loved him much ...
... duties , nor that he was wanting in the tenderest affection for his boy . He usually planned his journeys so as to be at home during his son's vacations , and , when this could not be , the lad resided with his aunt , who loved him much ...
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