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, Volume 2At the Lorenzo Press, printed for Bronson and Chauncey, 1804 - Law |
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... distinct codes were afterwards reduced into one uniform digest , for the use and observance of the whole kingdom . This digest was undertaken and com- menced by King Edgar : it was completed by his grand- son , King Edward ; and has ...
... distinct codes were afterwards reduced into one uniform digest , for the use and observance of the whole kingdom . This digest was undertaken and com- menced by King Edgar : it was completed by his grand- son , King Edward ; and has ...
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... distinct and legible charac- ters of a customary law - a law produced , extended , translated , adopted , and moulded by practice and con- sent . The period through which we have gone is , indeed , peculiarly interesting . " The whole ...
... distinct and legible charac- ters of a customary law - a law produced , extended , translated , adopted , and moulded by practice and con- sent . The period through which we have gone is , indeed , peculiarly interesting . " The whole ...
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... distinct tribunals , in the several circuits of England , exclusive of Middlesex and London , which afford a supply of causes much more than equivalent to any two of the largest circuits . " a VOL . II . a 3. Bl . Com . 330 . K But ...
... distinct tribunals , in the several circuits of England , exclusive of Middlesex and London , which afford a supply of causes much more than equivalent to any two of the largest circuits . " a VOL . II . a 3. Bl . Com . 330 . K But ...
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... distinct perception , f and laid it down as a maxim , that whatever we clearly and distinctly perceive to be true , is true . The meaning , the truth , and the utility of this maxim seem to be all equally problematical . This criterion ...
... distinct perception , f and laid it down as a maxim , that whatever we clearly and distinctly perceive to be true , is true . The meaning , the truth , and the utility of this maxim seem to be all equally problematical . This criterion ...
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... distinct belief or knowledge . How does this belief or knowledge arise ? Is it from the perception of agreement between ideas ? Between what ideas ? Between the idea of me , and the idea of my friends ? This agreement , I presume ...
... distinct belief or knowledge . How does this belief or knowledge arise ? Is it from the perception of agreement between ideas ? Between what ideas ? Between the idea of me , and the idea of my friends ? This agreement , I presume ...
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Page 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.
Page 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...
Page 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.
Page 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!
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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...
Page 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.