The Works of the Honourable James Wilson, L. L. D.: Late One of the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, and Professor of Law in the College of Philadelphia, Τόμος 2At the Lorenzo Press, printed for Bronson and Chauncey, 1804 |
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... called , by way of eminence , the law of the land , " lex terræ . " At other times , it is called the law of England . At other times again , it is called the law a 1. Ld . Bacon . 252. Aph . 32 . and custom of the kingdom . But its ...
... called , by way of eminence , the law of the land , " lex terræ . " At other times , it is called the law of England . At other times again , it is called the law a 1. Ld . Bacon . 252. Aph . 32 . and custom of the kingdom . But its ...
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... called the civil law . By Justinian , it is styled the jurisprudentia media ; because it intervened . between the laws of the twelve tables , and the imperial constitutions . v In the free and happy periods of the Roman common- wealth ...
... called the civil law . By Justinian , it is styled the jurisprudentia media ; because it intervened . between the laws of the twelve tables , and the imperial constitutions . v In the free and happy periods of the Roman common- wealth ...
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... called New Plymouth , had the honour of planting the first permanent colony in New England . Before they landed , they entered into a political association , which , on many accounts , de- serves to be noticed in the most particular ...
... called New Plymouth , had the honour of planting the first permanent colony in New England . Before they landed , they entered into a political association , which , on many accounts , de- serves to be noticed in the most particular ...
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... called evidences , instrumenta ; but , in a larger sense , it containeth also testimonia , the testimony of witnesses , and other proofs to be produced and given to a jury , for the finding of any issue joined between the parties . And ...
... called evidences , instrumenta ; but , in a larger sense , it containeth also testimonia , the testimony of witnesses , and other proofs to be produced and given to a jury , for the finding of any issue joined between the parties . And ...
Σελίδα 79
... called in question by those , who have been most inclined to dispute every thing else , except the evidence of reasoning . III . I mentioned taste , or that power of the mind by which we perceive and enjoy the beauties of nature and art ...
... called in question by those , who have been most inclined to dispute every thing else , except the evidence of reasoning . III . I mentioned taste , or that power of the mind by which we perceive and enjoy the beauties of nature and art ...
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Σελίδα 301 - 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.
Σελίδα 51 - Having undertaken, for the glory of God and advancement of the Christian faith and honor of our king and country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia...
Σελίδα 468 - Good name in man and woman, dear my lord, Is the immediate jewel of their souls : Who steals my purse steals trash ; 'tis something, nothing ; "Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands ; But he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him, And makes me poor indeed.
Σελίδα 235 - I thank God, there are no free schools nor printing, and I hope we shall not have these hundred years; for learning has brought disobedience, and heresy, and sects into the world, and printing has divulged them, and libels against the best government. God keep us from both!
Σελίδα 434 - Society requires not only that the passions of individuals should be subjected, but that even in the mass and body, as well as in the individuals, the inclinations of men should frequently be thwarted, their will controlled, and their passions brought into subjection.
Σελίδα 93 - It will be sufficient to observe that our assurance in any argument of this kind is derived from no other principle than our observation of the veracity of human testimony, and of the usual conformity of facts to the reports of witnesses.
Σελίδα 469 - Honour's a sacred tie, the law of kings, The noble mind's distinguishing perfection, That aids and strengthens virtue, where it meets her, And imitates her actions, where she is not; It ought not to be sported with.
Σελίδα 265 - 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 we call a foot...
Σελίδα 133 - Commonwealth, for the space of one year next preceding, having a freehold estate within the same town, of the annual income of three pounds, or any estate of the value of sixty pounds, shall have a right to vote in the choice of a representative or representatives for the said town.