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, Tom 2At the Lorenzo Press, printed for Bronson and Chauncey, 1804 |
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... judges , 299 CHAPTER VI . The subject continued . - Of juries , 305 CHAPTER VII . The subject continued . Of sheriffs and coroners , 389 CHAPTER VIII . The subject continued . Of counsellors and attornies , 399 CHAPTER IX . The subject ...
... judges , 299 CHAPTER VI . The subject continued . - Of juries , 305 CHAPTER VII . The subject continued . Of sheriffs and coroners , 389 CHAPTER VIII . The subject continued . Of counsellors and attornies , 399 CHAPTER IX . The subject ...
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... judges , who , at least in matters relating to publick law , had acquired a complete jurisdiction , retired from a country , abandoned by its master . The courts of justice were shut : govern- ment , and the order attendant on ...
... judges , who , at least in matters relating to publick law , had acquired a complete jurisdiction , retired from a country , abandoned by its master . The courts of justice were shut : govern- ment , and the order attendant on ...
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... judges and licensed advocates were selected . These laws and manners were taught in the private families of the most illustrious characters of the kingdom , in monasteries , in colleges , in universities . They had no acquaintance with ...
... judges and licensed advocates were selected . These laws and manners were taught in the private families of the most illustrious characters of the kingdom , in monasteries , in colleges , in universities . They had no acquaintance with ...
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... Judge , and those chosen by lot : For that ignorance which judges by its feelings is little subject to errour . " Perhaps there is no more unexceptionable mode of ex- pressing what we feel to be evidence , than to say — it is that which ...
... Judge , and those chosen by lot : For that ignorance which judges by its feelings is little subject to errour . " Perhaps there is no more unexceptionable mode of ex- pressing what we feel to be evidence , than to say — it is that which ...
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... judge of the powers and the characters of men , from the signs of them , which appear in their discourse and con- duct , than it is that we are enabled and determined to judge , by our external senses , concerning the various corporeal ...
... judge of the powers and the characters of men , from the signs of them , which appear in their discourse and con- duct , than it is that we are enabled and determined to judge , by our external senses , concerning the various corporeal ...
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Strona 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.
Strona 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...
Strona 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.
Strona 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!
Strona 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.
Strona 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.
Strona 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.
Strona 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...
Strona 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.