Leaves from My Library: An English AnthologyLeaves from my Library is a unique anthology of English prose which Lord Denning has himself chosen from his library at his country home at Whitchurch. The scenes are many and varied, ranging from the trial of the Merchant of Venice to that of the Knave of Hearts from the decks of Nelson's Victory to the drawing rooms of Jane Austen from the Pilgrims' gathering at the Tabard Inn to Sir Winston Churchill addressing a nation at war. |
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Page 124
... cause of death in me . But when the Jews spake against it , I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar ; not that I had ought to accuse my nation of . For this cause therefore have I called for you , to see you , and to speak with you ...
... cause of death in me . But when the Jews spake against it , I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar ; not that I had ought to accuse my nation of . For this cause therefore have I called for you , to see you , and to speak with you ...
Page 127
... cause ' Then Dickens goes on to tell of the Lord Chancellor and the members of the Bar : On such an afternoon , if ever , the Lord High Chancellor ought to be sitting here - as here he is with a foggy glory round his head , softly ...
... cause ' Then Dickens goes on to tell of the Lord Chancellor and the members of the Bar : On such an afternoon , if ever , the Lord High Chancellor ought to be sitting here - as here he is with a foggy glory round his head , softly ...
Page 128
... cause , two or three counsel who are never in any cause , and the well of solicitors before mentioned ? There is the registrar below the Judge , in wig and gown ; and there are two or three maces , or petty - bags , or privy - purses ...
... cause , two or three counsel who are never in any cause , and the well of solicitors before mentioned ? There is the registrar below the Judge , in wig and gown ; and there are two or three maces , or petty - bags , or privy - purses ...
Contents
England expects Lord Nelson | 13 |
The death of a king John Buchan | 34 |
The Great Proconsul Lord Macaulay | 50 |
Copyright | |
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