The Opinions of Different Authors Upon the Punishment of Death, Volume 3Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1813 - Capital punishment |
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... attention of the house to the peculiar cir- cumstances attendant upon the rejection of the bills which I last year had the honour to submit to your consideration : and I am much mistaken if , after this indulgence , I shall be censured ...
... attention of the house to the peculiar cir- cumstances attendant upon the rejection of the bills which I last year had the honour to submit to your consideration : and I am much mistaken if , after this indulgence , I shall be censured ...
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... attention ; and with respect to the bills , I should not , after what passed last year , trouble you with any further observation , were I not , from an additional year's experience , confirmed in the opinion which I entertained of the ...
... attention ; and with respect to the bills , I should not , after what passed last year , trouble you with any further observation , were I not , from an additional year's experience , confirmed in the opinion which I entertained of the ...
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... attention only for a moment by endea- vouring to rectify another mistake by which the honourable gen- tleman is misled this night and by which he possibly may deviate till the next session . The honourable gentleman has informed the ...
... attention only for a moment by endea- vouring to rectify another mistake by which the honourable gen- tleman is misled this night and by which he possibly may deviate till the next session . The honourable gentleman has informed the ...
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... attention of the house only for a moment in declaring that it is my intention to- morrow to press the second reading of the bills upon capital punishment . Lord Folkstone . I cannot but regret that the motion of which I have given ...
... attention of the house only for a moment in declaring that it is my intention to- morrow to press the second reading of the bills upon capital punishment . Lord Folkstone . I cannot but regret that the motion of which I have given ...
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... attention of my honourable and learned friend ; but I think I may venture to assert that the ample space which he fills in the eyes of his profession , the deserved fame which he enjoys , is derived not from any skill in penal ...
... attention of my honourable and learned friend ; but I think I may venture to assert that the ample space which he fills in the eyes of his profession , the deserved fame which he enjoys , is derived not from any skill in penal ...
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