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Word: fower (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...simple proclamation, and when James I assured him that he would "ever protect the common law," Coke retorted sharply: "The common law protecteth the King." The enraged James went at him "with bended fist, offering to strike," reported a chronicler, "Which the Lo. Cooke perceaving fell flatt on all fower; humbly beseeching his Majestic to take compassion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Bestseller Revisited, Jul. 8, 1957 | 7/8/1957 | See Source »

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