 | John Smyth (of Royston, Herts.) - 1877 - Liczba stron: 132
...rascals, at a pinch, Should pass them red-handed to " Judge Lynch." " I've of ttimes heard of Lydf ord law, How in the morn they hang and draw, And sit in judgment after ; At first I wonder'd at it much, But, since, I've found the matter such That it deserves no laughter.... | |
 | Richard Nicholls Worth - 1878 - Liczba stron: 160
...first and try him after ; " to which Browne refers in his amusing stanzas in derogation of Lydford : " I oft have heard of Lydford law, How in the morn they hang and draw, And sit in judgment after. At first I wondered at it much, But now I find their reason such That it deserves no laughter." The... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1883 - Liczba stron: 866
...county, attempts to shew that this summary method of procedure originated from merciful motives : ' I oft have heard of Lydford Law, How in the morn they hang and draw, And sit in judgment after : At first I wondered at it much ; But since, I find the reason such, As it deserves no laughter. They... | |
 | American Bar Association - 1921 - Liczba stron: 1066
...and the Jedwood justice, "hang in haste and try at leisure." Lydford law is thus aptly defined : " I oft have heard of Lydford law, How in the morn they hang and draw, And sit in judgment after." But no matter how it may intertwine and commingle with the records of the mob family, and no matter... | |
 | Mrs. Bray (Anna Eliza) - 1879 - Liczba stron: 458
...the courts of Lydford Castle, for Browne's poem absolutely begins with the following allusion : — " I oft have heard of Lydford Law, How in the morn they hang and draw, And sit in judgment after; At first I wondered at it much, But since I find the matter such As it deserves no laughter." Convinced... | |
 | Richard Nicholls Worth - 1880 - Liczba stron: 292
...first and try him after ; " to which Browne relers in his amusing stanzas in derogation of Lydford : " I oft have heard of Lydford law, How in the morn they hang and draw, And sit in judgment after. At first I wondered at it much, But now I find their reason such That it deserves no laughter." The... | |
 | Arthur Westley - 1884 - Liczba stron: 328
...as we find it recorded in the same quaint composition — " I 've often heard of Lydford Law. Where in the morn they hang and draw, And sit in judgment after ; At first I wondered at it much, But since I Ve found the matter such That it deserves no laughter."... | |
 | 1885 - Liczba stron: 782
...dungeons, whose horrors have left an impression on popular imagination. I oft have heard of Lydford's law, How in the morn they hang and draw, And sit in judgment after. " Lydford law — hang first, and try afterwards," was the old saying, which may claim to be the old... | |
 | Thomas Laurence Kington-Oliphant - 1886 - Liczba stron: 670
...renowned lawe of Lydfford in p. 491, something like Jeddart justice ; a poet 200 years later wrote— '' I oft have heard of Lydford law; How in the morn they hang and draw, And sit in judgment after." The Camden Society have printed a book under the title of 'Apology for the Lollards.' About the year... | |
 | William Langland - 1886 - Liczba stron: 634
...cause by Lydford law.' A curious vindication of this kind of justice, commencing with the lines '' I oft have heard of Lydford law, How in the morn they hang and draw, And sit in judgment after' — is ascribed to Wm. Browne, the author of Britannia's Pastorals. It is printed entire in Chambers'... | |
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I OFT have heard of Lydford law, How in the morn they hang and draw, And sit in judgment after : At first I wondered at it much ; But since I find the reason such, As it deserves no laughter. 
