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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... truth , it is extremely difficult , if not altoge ther impracticable , to trace the common law of England to the era of its commencement , or to the several springs , from which it has originally flowed . For this difficulty or ...
... truth , it is extremely difficult , if not altoge ther impracticable , to trace the common law of England to the era of its commencement , or to the several springs , from which it has originally flowed . For this difficulty or ...
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... truth and falsehood , he applied , as an infallible rule , the logick of Aristotle and the Stoicks , reduced particular cases to general principles , and diffused , over the dark and shapeless mass , the light of order , and the graces ...
... truth and falsehood , he applied , as an infallible rule , the logick of Aristotle and the Stoicks , reduced particular cases to general principles , and diffused , over the dark and shapeless mass , the light of order , and the graces ...
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... truth , an infinity of other examples might be produced ; but these shall , at present , suffice . " v We have mentioned the common law , as a law which is unwritten . When we assign to it this character , we mean not that it is merely ...
... truth , an infinity of other examples might be produced ; but these shall , at present , suffice . " v We have mentioned the common law , as a law which is unwritten . When we assign to it this character , we mean not that it is merely ...
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... truth and good sense , though there is some quaintness of expression , in the following encomium of the common law , which I take from my Lord Coke . " If all the reason , that is dispersed into so many several heads , were united into ...
... truth and good sense , though there is some quaintness of expression , in the following encomium of the common law , which I take from my Lord Coke . " If all the reason , that is dispersed into so many several heads , were united into ...
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... operation . It is highly requisite , that these great truths should be stated , and supported , and illustrated in all their force and extent . m 3. Ld . Bac . 581 . The emigrants , who in the year 1620 landed near 50 LECTURES ON LAW .
... operation . It is highly requisite , that these great truths should be stated , and supported , and illustrated in all their force and extent . m 3. Ld . Bac . 581 . The emigrants , who in the year 1620 landed near 50 LECTURES ON LAW .
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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.