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For twelve honest men have decided the cause, Who are judges alike of the facts and the laws.
For twelve honest men have decided the cause, Who are judges alike of the facts and the laws.
Approximate author period: c. 1852 AD · industrial
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- Francis W. Bourdillon
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- Approximate author period: c. 1852 AD · industrial
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- Familiar Quotations, ninth edition (1905 printing) (1905 AD)
William Pulteney (1682-1764): The Honest Jury.
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