1756-1823
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PLATE I.--LORD NEWTON (Frontispiece).
(National Gallery of Scotland.)
This chef-d'oeuvre, which dates from about 1807, represents one of the
most celebrated characters who ever sat upon the bench of the Court of
Session. Famous in his day for "law, paunch, whist, claret, and
worth," the exploits of Charles Hay, "The Mighty," as he was called,
have become traditions of the Parliament House. (See p. 79.)
[Illustration: Plate I.]
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