| William Hickman S. Aubrey - 1878 - 734 pages
...of the Upper House. It is Lord Bacon's just remark on Henry's legislation, that "his laws are deep; not vulgar: not made upon the spur of a particular occasion, for the present; but acts of providence of the future, to make the estate of his people still more and more happy; after... | |
| Sir Thomas Elyot - Education of princes - 1883 - 558 pages
...the best lawgiver to this nation, afler King Edward the First; for his laws, whoso marks them well, are deep and not vulgar ; not made upon the spur of...particular occasion for the present, but out of providence of the future, to make the estate of his people still more and more happy, after the manner of the... | |
| Ward, Lock and co, ltd - 1884 - 968 pages
...date from the reign of Henry. These are highly praised by Lord Bacon, who pronounces them " deep but not vulgar ; not made upon the spur of a particular...the present, but out of providence for the future, to make the estate of his people more and more happy." In nothing was the transition from feudalism... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1884 - 564 pages
...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...particular occasion for the present, but out of providence of the future, to make the estate of his people still more and more happy ; after the manner of the... | |
| Thomas Pitt Taswell-Langmead, Charles Henry Edward Carmichael - Constitutional history - 1886 - 870 pages
...best lawgiver to this nation since Edward I.' His laws are laws. characterised by the same author as ' deep and not vulgar, not made upon the spur of a particular...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... | |
| James Gairdner - Great Britain - 1889 - 246 pages
...was the best lawgiver to this nation after Edward I. ; also that his laws, if carefully examined, " are deep and not vulgar ; not made upon the spur of...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... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1890 - 788 pages
...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...particular occasion for the present, but out of providence of the future ; to make the estate of his people still more and more happy, after the manner of the... | |
| George Barnett Smith - 1892 - 608 pages
...when he describes him as " the best lawgiver to this nation since Edward I. " ; one whose laws " were deep and not vulgar, not made upon the spur of a particular...the present, but out of providence for the future, to make the state of his people still more and more happy, after the manner of legislators in ancient... | |
| George Barnett Smith - Great Britain - 1892 - 596 pages
...when he describes him as " the best lawgiver to this nation since Edward I. " ; one whose laws " were deep and not vulgar, not made upon the spur of a particular...the present, but out of providence for the future, to make the state of his people still more and more happy, after the manner of legislators in ancient... | |
| George Barnett Smith - Great Britain - 1892 - 596 pages
...when he describes him as " the best lawgiver to this nation since Edward I. " ; one whose laws " were deep and not vulgar, not made upon the spur of a particular...the present, but out of providence for the future, to make the state of his people still more and more happy, after the manner of legislators in ancient... | |
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