 | Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount), Nicholas Amhurst - Great Britain - 1747 - 364 pages
...found to exprefs the general Character of the Laws, which the Wifdom of thofe Times produced. They were deep and not vulgar ; not made upon the Spur of a particular Occafton for the prefent ; but out of Providence of the future, to make the Eflate of the People ftill... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - Constitutional history - 1751 - 470 pages
...the bed Law-giver to this Nation, after King Edward the Firft. For his Laws (who fo marks them well) are deep, and not vulgar ; not made upon the Spur of a particular Occafion for the prefent, but out of Providence of the future, to make the Eftate of hi , , People... | |
 | Parliamentary - 1762 - 470 pages
...Law-giver toKingftwy VII. this Nation, after King Edvjgrd I. For his Laws (who fo marks them well) are deep, and not vulgar ; not made upon the Spur of a particular Occafion for the prefent, but out of Providence of the future, to make the Eftate of his People ftill... | |
 | History - 1795 - 532 pages
...frames will be generous and comprehensive ; that is, in Lord Verulam's nervous expression, ' deep, not vulgar ; not made ' upon the spur of a particular...oc'-casion for the present, but out of * providence of tíie future ; to ' make the estate of the people stifl ' more and more happy, after the ' manner... | |
 | 1816 - 828 pages
...same traia of thinking. " His laws (whoso mark1- them well) were deep and not vulgar ; not made on the spur of a particular occasion for the present, but out of providence for the future ; to make the estate of his people still more and more happy, after the manner of the legislators in... | |
 | Nathaniel Atcheson - Canada - 1808 - 398 pages
...laws they enacted were wise and comprehensive; that is, in Lord VeridanCs nervous expression, " deep, not vulgar; not made upon the spur of a particular occasion for the present, but out of providence of the future; to make the estate of the people still more and more happy, after the manner of the... | |
 | William Hazlitt - Great Britain - 1810 - 556 pages
...Henry IV. " His laws," says this historian, " were deep, and not vulgar; not made upon the spur of particular occasion for the present, but out of providence for the future, to make the estate of his people more and more happy." AH these admirable words may, with great justice... | |
 | Abraham John Valpy - Great Britain - 1815 - 612 pages
...laws they enacted were wise and comprehensive; that is, in Lord Verulam's nervous expression, " deep, not vulgar ; not made upon the spur of a particular occasion for the present, but out of providence of the future ; to make the estate of the people still more and more happy, after the manner of the... | |
 | Abraham John Valpy - Great Britain - 1815 - 612 pages
...enacted were wise and comprehensive ; that is, in Lord Verulam's nervous expression, " deep, not vulgar 5 not made upon the spur of a particular occasion for the present, but out of providence of the future ; to make the estate of the people still more and more happy, after the manner of the... | |
 | Liberalism (Religion) - 1816 - 802 pages
...the same train of thinking. " His laws (whoso marks them well) were deep and not vulgar ; not made on the spur of a particular occasion for the present, but out of providence for the future ; to make the estate of his people still more and more happy, alter the manner of the legislators in... | |
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Certainly his times for good commonwealth's laws did excel. So as he may justly be celebrated for the best lawgiver to this nation, after King Edward the First ; for his laws, whoso marks them well, are deep, and not vulgar ; not made upon the spur of... 
