Parliamentary Papers, Volume 1H.M. Stationery Office, 1839 - Great Britain |
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Page 4 - ... and every word importing the singular number only shall extend and be applied to several persons or things as well as one person or thing ; and every word importing the masculine gender only shall extend and be applied to a female as well as a male.
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