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Page viii
... transmitted to us should often appear to our under- standings puerile or ridiculous , the result of con- tracted or prejudiced views . Nevertheless the opinions and feelings of antiquity must be made an object viii PREFACE .
... transmitted to us should often appear to our under- standings puerile or ridiculous , the result of con- tracted or prejudiced views . Nevertheless the opinions and feelings of antiquity must be made an object viii PREFACE .
Page xi
... appear a useless or unimportant task to have labored for the preservation of this early record of those simple and intelligible truths , which ought to form the basis of every rational government ; and the im- portance of which is ...
... appear a useless or unimportant task to have labored for the preservation of this early record of those simple and intelligible truths , which ought to form the basis of every rational government ; and the im- portance of which is ...
Page 34
... appear , that the king who governs by political rules has no less power than him , who governs his subjects at his mere will and pleasure ; yet , that the authority which each has over their subjects is vastly different , I never dis ...
... appear , that the king who governs by political rules has no less power than him , who governs his subjects at his mere will and pleasure ; yet , that the authority which each has over their subjects is vastly different , I never dis ...
Page 47
... then I shall have made appear , that the Law of England is not only an excellent law , but that , in its kind , it is as well chosen as the Civil Law . In proof of this , I proceed . CHAP . XVI . THE Laws of England , as 47.
... then I shall have made appear , that the Law of England is not only an excellent law , but that , in its kind , it is as well chosen as the Civil Law . In proof of this , I proceed . CHAP . XVI . THE Laws of England , as 47.
Page 50
... appears to be a dangerous principle , on any occasion , to abandon the plain sense of the Common Law , as handed down by received tradition , or the intentions of the Legislature , as collected by an interpretation of its language ...
... appears to be a dangerous principle , on any occasion , to abandon the plain sense of the Common Law , as handed down by received tradition , or the intentions of the Legislature , as collected by an interpretation of its language ...
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Page 3 - And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book, out of that which is before the priests the Levites: and it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life...
Page 186 - He was bred to the law, which is, in my opinion, one of the first and noblest of human sciences ; a science which does more to quicken and invigorate the understanding, than all the other kinds of learning put together; but it is not apt, except in persons very happily born, to open and to liberalize the mind exactly in the same proportion.
Page 72 - And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith ? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also : go forth, and do so.
Page 21 - And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God : but to others in parables ; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.
Page 200 - Judges ought to be more learned than witty ; more reverend than plausible ; and more advised ' than confident. Above all things, integrity is their portion and proper virtue.
Page 9 - Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the LORD, who is with you in the judgment. Wherefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.
Page 149 - But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.
Page 200 - Patience and gravity of hearing is an essential part of justice; and an overspeaking judge is no well tuned cymbal. It is no grace to a judge first to find that which he might have heard in due time from the bar ; or to show quickness of conceit in cutting off evidence or counsel too short, or to prevent information by questions, though pertinent.
Page 149 - And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
Page 48 - Neque est quaerendus explanator aut interpres ejus alius: nee erit alia lex Romae, alia Athenis, alia nunc, alia posthac, sed et omnes gentes, et omni tempore una Lex, et sempiterna, et immortalis continebit; unusque erit communis quasi magister, et imperator omnium DEUS.