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House of Commons

the House of Commons

The elected lower chamber of the British Parliament; Musgrove's outburst that he wished he sat there 'to reform the Legislature' punctures itself, since a private grievance against inheriting uncles and aunts is not what the phrase usually means.

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A Collection of Letters Juvenilia · 1 mention