 Equity is a Roguish thing, for Law we have a measure, know what to trust to, Equity is according to the Conscience of him that is Chancellor, and as that is larger or narrower, so is Equity. 'Tis all one as if they should make the Standard for the measure,...  Southern Quarterly Review - Page 383edited by - 1844Full view - About this book
 | R.C. Lepage - 1866 - 518 pages
...to the conscience of him who is ' chancellor, and as that is larger or narrower, so is equity. It is 'all one, as if they should make the standard for the measure we ' call afoot ' a chancellor's foot.' What an uncertain measure this ' would be. One chancellor has... | |
 | Joseph Story - Equity - 1866 - 860 pages
...law we have a measure, and know what to trust to. Equity is according to the conscience of him that is chancellor ; and as that is larger, or narrower, so is equity. 'T is all one as if they should make the standard for the measure the chancellor's foot. What an uncertain... | |
 | India - 1866 - 514 pages
...to the conscience ot him who is ' chancellor, and as that is larger or narrower, so is equity. It is 'all one, as if they should make the standard for the measure we ' call a. foot ' & chancellor's foot.' What an uncertain measure this ' would be. One chancellor... | |
 | Treasury - 1868 - 148 pages
...law we have a measure, and know what to trust to : equity is according to the conscience of him that is chancellor, and, as that is larger or narrower, so is equity. 'Tis all one as if they should make his foot the standard for the measure, we call a chancellor's foot — what an uncertain measure this... | |
 | John Bartlett - Quotations - 1874 - 798 pages
...for law we have a measure, know what to trust to ; equity is according to the conscience of him that is Chancellor, and as that is larger or narrower, so is equity. 'T is all one as if they should make the standard for the measure we call a foot a Chancellor's foot... | |
 | Law - 1920 - 496 pages
...roguish thing ; for law we have a measure — know what to trust to; equity is according to him that is chancellor, and as that is larger or narrower, so is equity. It is all one as if they should make the standard of the measure we call a foot ; what an uncertain... | |
 | John Bartlett - Quotations - 1875 - 890 pages
...for law we have a measure, know what to trust to ; equity is according to the conscience of him that is Chancellor, and as that is larger or narrower, so is equity. T is all one as if they should make the standard for the measure we call a foot a Chancellor's foot... | |
 | William Tegg - 1876 - 146 pages
...law we have a measure, and know what to trust to : equity is according to the conscience of him that is chancellor, and as that is larger or narrower, so is equity. 'Tis all one as if they sheuld make his foot the standard for the measure, we call a chancellor's foot, what an uncertain measure... | |
 | Joseph Story - Equity - 1877 - 936 pages
...law we have a measure, and know what to trust to. Equity is according to the conscience of him that is chancellor ; and as that is larger, or narrower,...measure the chancellor's foot. What an uncertain measure would this be? One chancellor has a long foot ; another a short foot ; a third an indifferent foot.... | |
 | sir John Bowring - 1877 - 594 pages
...law we have a measure, and know what to trust to ; Equity is according to the conscience of him that is Chancellor, and as that is larger or narrower,...as if they should make the standard for the measure a Chancellor's foot ; what an uncertain measure would this be ! One Chancellor has a long foot, another... | |
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