The Lives of the Chief Justices of England, Volume 3F. D. Linn, 1878 - Great Britain |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 75
Page 2
... soon after died , and if he had been child- less his name never more would have been heard of . 66 But on the 30th of December , 1642 , there had been born to him at Thame , in Oxfordshire , a son , the subject I have taken the ...
... soon after died , and if he had been child- less his name never more would have been heard of . 66 But on the 30th of December , 1642 , there had been born to him at Thame , in Oxfordshire , a son , the subject I have taken the ...
Page 6
... Soon after he came of age he was called to the bar ; a wonderful precocity in those days , when a training of seven or eight years , after taking a degree at a uni- versity , was generally considered necessary before put- ting on the ...
... Soon after he came of age he was called to the bar ; a wonderful precocity in those days , when a training of seven or eight years , after taking a degree at a uni- versity , was generally considered necessary before put- ting on the ...
Page 7
... soon to gain distinction in political prosecu- tions which interested the whole nation . He always showed in domestic life much reverence , as well as affection , for his father ; but on public affairs he thought for himself , and he ...
... soon to gain distinction in political prosecu- tions which interested the whole nation . He always showed in domestic life much reverence , as well as affection , for his father ; but on public affairs he thought for himself , and he ...
Page 11
... soon called upon either to maintain On this occasion he gave rings with the motto- " Deus , Rex , Lex , " which is noticed by Bishop Kennet as honorably distinguished from that of the last receding batch of sergeants , - " A Deo Rex , a ...
... soon called upon either to maintain On this occasion he gave rings with the motto- " Deus , Rex , Lex , " which is noticed by Bishop Kennet as honorably distinguished from that of the last receding batch of sergeants , - " A Deo Rex , a ...
Page 22
... soon as a slave breathes the air of England he is free . The question originally arose before him in a very technical shape . In point of fact , a slave had been sold in Virginia , where slavery was allowed by law ; and , an action ...
... soon as a slave breathes the air of England he is free . The question originally arose before him in a very technical shape . In point of fact , a slave had been sold in Virginia , where slavery was allowed by law ; and , an action ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
action afterwards appointed attended Attorney authority bill brought called common law considered constitution counsel Court of King's criminal Crown death declared defendant doctrine Duke duty Earl England English favor George give Government guilty high treason Hist Holt honor Horace Walpole House of Commons House of Lords indictment judge judgment judicial jury King King's Bench Lady lawyer letter libel liberty Lincoln's Inn Lord Camden Lord Chancellor Lord Chatham Lord Chief Justice Lord Hardwicke Lord Mansfield Lord Raymond Lordships ment minister Murray never noble and learned occasion opinion Parl parliament party peer peerage person Pitt plaintiff political present principles prisoner profession prosecution punishment question reason reign respect rule Ryder Scotland seal Solicitor speech supposed thought tion took trial verdict vote wager Walpole Westminster Hall Whig Wilmot wish witnesses
Popular passages
Page 70 - And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
Page 29 - If people should not be called to account for possessing the people with an ill opinion of the government, no government can subsist. For it is very necessary for all governments that the people should have a good opinion of it.
Page 381 - Versailles; and surely never lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delightful vision. I saw her just above the horizon, decorating and cheering the elevated sphere she just began to move in — glittering like the morning star, full of life, and splendor, and joy.
Page 393 - I thank God that I have been enabled to come here this day — to perform my duty, and to speak on a subject which has so deeply impressed my mind. I am old and infirm — have one foot, more than one foot, in the grave — I am risen from my bed, to stand up in the cause of my country — perhaps never again to speak in this House.
Page 377 - Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar. The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried, Grapple them to thy soul with hooks of steel ; But do not dull thy palm with entertainment Of each new-hatch'd, unfledg'd comrade.
Page 237 - To ask, to guess, to know, as they commence,' As Fancy opens the quick springs of Sense, We ply the Memory, we load the brain, Bind rebel Wit, and double chain on chain, Confine the thought, to exercise the breath; And keep them in the pale of Words till death...
Page 393 - ... of my country, I would strip the shirt from my back to support it. But in such a war as this, unjust in its principle, impracticable in its means, and ruinous in its consequences, I would not contribute a single effort, nor a single shilling. I do not call for vengeance on the heads of those who have been guilty; I only recommend to them to make their retreat. Let them walk off; and let them make haste, or they may be assured that speedy and condign punishment will overtake them.
Page 368 - Our language has no term of reproach, the mind has no idea of detestation, which has not already been happily applied to you, and exhausted. — Ample justice has been done by abler pens than mine to the separate merits of your life and character. Let it be my humble office to collect the scattered sweets, till their united virtue tortures the sense.
Page 226 - Noble and young, who strikes the heart With every sprightly, every decent part ; Equal the injured to defend, To charm the mistress or to fix the friend ; He, with a hundred arts refined, Shall stretch thy conquests over half the kind.
Page 110 - The only force that doth excuse is a force upon the person, and present fear of death ; and this force and fear must continue all the time the party remains with the rebels.