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 | | Bacon received the Verdict in the spirit in which they passed it, as a necessary consequence of his plea of guilty, but neither the King, nor the Lords, nor the public, nor he himself, considered it as an act to be enforced. |
 | | Bacons situation grew less painful- the fine was remitted, his freedom was restored, he applied to Parliament for a complete reversal of his sentence, which was granted, and his annuity of £1,200 was restored. |
 | | The man whom Macaulay has so wickedly libelled was restored to his legal rights, recalled to his seat among the Peers and surrounded by his friends, all men of the highest types of piety and scholarship, devoted the remainder of his days to his literary work, at last at peace with the world. |
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