词条 | Manasseh Dawes |
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Manasseh Dawes (died 1829) was an English barrister and miscellaneous writer. LifeDawes was a barrister of the Inner Temple. He left the bar and lived quietly at Clifford's Inn for the last thirty-six years of his life. He died 2 April 1829.[1] WorksDawes took the Whig side on the American War of Independence, and the law of libel; but defended William Blackstone against Jeremy Bentham, had doubts as to abolishing tests, and held that philosophical truth was beyond reach. His major works were:[1]
Dawes also edited (1784) a posthumous poem by John Stuckey on 'The Vanity of all Human Knowledge,' with a dedication to Priestley.[1] References1. ^1 2 {{cite DNB|wstitle=Dawes, Manasseh|volume=14}} {{one source|date=March 2011}}
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