| John Selden - 1689 - Liczba stron: 196
...Standard for the measure we call a Foot, a Chancellor's Foot ; what an uncertain Measure would be this. One Chancellor has a long Foot, another a short Foot,...you would be done to," is often misunderstood ; for 'tis not thus meant, that I, a private Man, should do to you, a private Man, as I would have you to... | |
| James Wilson - 1804 - Liczba stron: 514
...so is equity. It is all one as if they should make the standard of measure a chancellor's foot. What an uncertain measure would this be ! One chancellor...'Tis the same thing in the chancellor's conscience." Similar, though not expressed, perhaps, in a similar manner, Were the sentiments of the principal lawyers... | |
| Louis Simond - 1815 - Liczba stron: 442
...is equi'ty. It is all one as if they should make the standard for measure a chancellor's foot. What an uncertain measure would this be! One chancellor...'tis the same thing in the chancellor's conscience !" Blackstone, on the contrary, says, " That the Court of Equity decides according to fixed rules and... | |
| Louis Simond - 1815 - Liczba stron: 408
...if they should make the standard for measure a chancellor's foot. What an uncertain measure wotild this be ! One chancellor has a long foot ; another a short foot ; a third an indifferent foot : 'tie the same thing in the chancellor's conscience !" Blackstone, on the contrary, says, " That the... | |
| John Selden - 1818 - Liczba stron: 678
...one as if they should make the standard for the measure, we call a foot, a chancellor's foot, what an uncertain measure would this be ? One chancellor...another a short foot, a third an indifferent foot: it is the same thing in the chancellor's conscience. 3. That saying, Do as you would be done to, is... | |
| John Selden - 1818 - Liczba stron: 230
...one as if they should make the standard for the measure, we call a foot, a chancellor's foot, what an uncertain measure would this be ? One chancellor...another a short foot, a third an indifferent foot: it is the same thing in the chancellor's conscience. 3. That saying, Do as you would be done to, is... | |
| John Millar - 1818 - Liczba stron: 504
...as if they " should make the standard for measure a " chancellor's foot. What an uncertain mea" sure would this be! One chancellor has a " long foot; another a short foot; a third, an " indifterent foot. Tis the same thing in the " chancellor's conscience*." The ingenious and acute... | |
| John Payne Collier - 1819 - Liczba stron: 338
...so is Equity. 'Tis all one as if they should make the standard for measure a Chancellor's foot: what an uncertain measure would this be. One Chancellor...'tis the same thing in the Chancellor's conscience." — Most likely, Lord Eldon has this sentence, or at least this sentiment, impressed upon his mind,... | |
| Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - 1819 - Liczba stron: 378
...all one as if they should make the standard for the measure we call a foot, a chancellor's foot; what an uncertain measure would this be ! One chancellor...another a short foot, a third an indifferent foot : it is the same thing in the chancellor's conscience. 3. That saying, " Do as you would be done to,"... | |
| John Selden - 1821 - Liczba stron: 170
...one as if they should make the standard for the measure we call a foot, a chancellor's foot ; whatau uncertain measure would this be ! One chancellor has...another a short foot, a third an indifferent foot : it is the same thing in the chancellor's conscience. 3. That saying, " Do as you would be done to,"... | |
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