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“A theory based on the qualities of an object, will prevent its being unfolded according to its objects; and he who arranges topics in reference to their causes, will cease to value them according to their results. Thus the jurisprudence of every nation will show that, when law becomes a science and a system, it ceases to be justice. The errors into which a blind devotion to principles of classification has led the common law, will be seen by observing how often the legislature has been obliged to come forward to restore the equity its scheme had lost.” – Landor

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bureau  – office ( French )

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comptoir  – counter ( French )

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New York “Express”

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Lothario  – a fictional character of the 18th century whose main interest was seducing women

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New York “Herald”

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New York “Courier and Inquirer”

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Mennais was one of the parties originally suspected and arrested, but discharged through total lack of evidence

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New York “Courier and Inquirer”

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New York “Evening Post”

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Of the Magazine in which the article was originally published

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amour = love ( French )

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MS  – manuscript, record; MSS  – pl. manuscripts, records

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praeter-nature  – supernatural

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dénouement  – end, outcome ( French )

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Juggernaut  – a huge long-distance lorry

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Queer Street  – here: a strange or difficult situation

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M. D.  – Doctor of Medicine

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D. C. L.  – Doctor of Civil Law

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L. L. D.  – Doctor of Laws

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F. R. S.  – Fellow of the Royal Society

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Damon and Pythias  – in Greek legend, a pair of devoted friends, each ready to sacrifice oneself for the sake of the other

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apropos  – proper, appropriate

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Soho  – a district in central London notable for its clubs, restaurants (especially Chinese), etc.

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Dr. Fell  – John Fell (1625–1685), an Anglican priest, editor and author, the bishop of Oxford since 1676

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pede claudo  – here: unnoticeable, creeping ( Latin )

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Jack-in-the-box  – a toy in the form of the box with a spring in it

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M. P.  – Member of Parliament

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cheval-glass  – an antique mirror in a special frame that makes it possible to set the mirror in a slanting position

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Philippi  – an ancient town in Greece named for Philip II of Macedon; in 42 BC, a decisive battle in which Mark Antony defeated Caesar’s assassins, Brutus and Cassius, took place near Philippi.

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the Babylonian finger  – in the Old Testament, in the Book of Daniel, a mysterious hand wrote on the wall of Belshazzar’s palace God’s judgement fortelling that Belshazzar, king of Babylonia, would be killed, and the city of Babylon destroyed

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the Regent’s Park  – a large park in northwestern London laid out in 1811 for the Prince Regent

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Harlequin  – one of the main characters in the Italian comedy del’arte, a faithful and witty valet, patient and amorous

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Columbine  – one of the main characters in the Italian comedy del’arte, a servant girl, a lady’s maid and an intrigante

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Epsom  – a town in the historic county of Surrey in England

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Yorkshire  – a historic county of England in the north-central part of the country