The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1989 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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COKE , kook , Sir Edward ( 1552-1634 ) , English legal scholar and parliamentarian , who first reduced the common law to an orderly system and laid the cornerstone for the English constitution . About 1642 the General Court of ...
COKE , kook , Sir Edward ( 1552-1634 ) , English legal scholar and parliamentarian , who first reduced the common law to an orderly system and laid the cornerstone for the English constitution . About 1642 the General Court of ...
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As a result , English has become the common language of the educated elite of the Commonwealth . Many Asian and African leaders speak English more fluently than their own languages . Perhaps the most important bond of union ...
As a result , English has become the common language of the educated elite of the Commonwealth . Many Asian and African leaders speak English more fluently than their own languages . Perhaps the most important bond of union ...
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This venture , known as the Darien Scheme ( q.v. ) , failed dismally ; the remnant of the Scottish colonists had to be rescued from the outraged Spaniards by an English ambassador , and so heavy was the blow to Scotland's pride and ...
This venture , known as the Darien Scheme ( q.v. ) , failed dismally ; the remnant of the Scottish colonists had to be rescued from the outraged Spaniards by an English ambassador , and so heavy was the blow to Scotland's pride and ...
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