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Henry Louis H L Mencken — Part 2
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and give him @ good beating. ar event
alit his. weariert, should be allowed to
sien poldie convenience and. heoesaty
in mitigation of punishmegt~ in
ather words, that the jury should con-
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we latest io di hetmiidig che desree,
fan. of thor opritis ceria
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th eg ie pulse surcumbed ta the
aes vad the jury decided ont its |
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has ever revived #L Nevertheless, I
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breause it inlradueed. the. concept of
net public loss er damage inte the,
metaphysie of the erircinal law. As
things atand, “Sat fiw ix supposed
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