 | 1820 - 590 pages
...him that he was wandering from the question ; and Mr C. after some general observations, replied, ' I am awar,e, my lords, that truth is to be sought...perches upon assertion, which it calls conclusion. ' — To Lord Clare, however, Mr C. had every possible temptation to be intractable and impertinent.... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1807 - 492 pages
...aware, my lords, that truth is to be sought only by slow and painful progress ; I know also that errour is in its nature flippant and compendious, it hops...perches upon assertion, which it calls conclusion. Here the lord chancellor moved to have the chamber cleared. After some time the doors were opened.*... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1807 - 484 pages
...aware, my lords, that truth is to be sought only by slow and painful progress ; I know also that errour is in its nature flippant and compendious, it hops...perches upon assertion, which it calls conclusion. Here the lord chancellor moved to have the chamber cleared. After some time the doors were opened.*... | |
 | John Philpot Curran - Ireland - 1811 - 354 pages
...for himself. Those who best knew liU lordship can judge of the justness of the representation. dious, it hops with airy and fastidious levity over proofs...arguments, and perches upon assertion, which it calls cooelusion. Here the lord chancellor moved to have the chamber cleared. After some time the doors were... | |
 | John Philpot Curran - Ireland - 1811 - 348 pages
...himself. Those who best knew his lordship can judge of the justness of the representation. dious, it hups with airy and fastidious levity over proofs and arguments,...perches upon assertion, which it calls conclusion. Here the lord chancellor moved to have the chamber cleared. After some time the doors were opened.*... | |
 | 1816 - 658 pages
...propriety of taking a wider scope of observation than that dictated, to him by the court; and he went on, ' I am aware, my Lords, that truth is to be sought only...perches upon assertion, which it calls conclusion.' This sentence appeared to his Lordship so ominous of another storm, that he moved to have the chamber... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - English literature - 1816 - 678 pages
...by the court; and he went on, ' I am aware, my Lords, that truth is to be sought only by slow anil painful progress : I know also that error is in its...perches upon assertion, which it calls conclusion.' This sentence appeared to his Lordship so ominous of another storm, that he moved to have the chamber... | |
 | William O'Regan - Lawyers - 1817 - 346 pages
...pleader, I should make a very idle display of profession, with very little information to those that I address, or benefit to those on whose behalf I have...arguments, and perches upon assertion, which it calls conclu[Here the Lord Chancellor moved to have the chamber cleared ; after some time the doors were... | |
 | William O'Regan - 1817 - 342 pages
...heard. I am aware, nay lords, that truth is to be sought only by slow and painful progress ; I know 1: also that error is in its nature flippant and compendious,...arguments, and perches upon assertion, which it calls conclu- ' JV t >• • ...•.:.!.:' • . .' • [Here the Lord Chancellor moved to have the chamber... | |
 | Charles Phillips - 1818 - 356 pages
...style of a pleader, I should make a very idle display — with very little information to those that I address, or benefit to those on whose behalf I have...arguments, and perches upon assertion, which it calls couclusion. Under the above description of Sir Constantine Phipps, it was apparent to the humblest... | |
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I address, or benefit to those on whose behalf I have the honour to be heard. I am aware, my lords, that truth is to be sought only by slow and painful progress; I know also that error is in its nature flippant and compendious ; it hops with airy and... 
