It is 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 has a long foot, another a short foot, a third an indifferent foot: it is the same thing in... The Parliamentary Debates - الصفحة 961بواسطة Great Britain. Parliament - 1826عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
| George Bowyer - 1841 - عدد الصفحات: 742
...larger or narrower, so is equity. 'Tis all one *s if they should make the standard for the measure a chancellor's foot. What an uncertain measure would...foot, a third an indifferent foot. It is the same with the chancellor's conscience." Spelman, Coke, Lamband, and even the great Bacon,1 gave their sanction... | |
| Solomon Atkinson - 1842 - عدد الصفحات: 580
...narrower, so is equity. "Tis all one as if they should make his foot the standard for the measure we call a Chancellor's foot, what an uncertain measure would...another a short foot; a third an indifferent foot: 'tis the same thing in the Chancellor's conscience." — Selden't Table Talk. trars, except Mr. Colville,... | |
| 1843 - عدد الصفحات: 746
...larger or narrower, so is equity. 'T is all one as if they should make the standard for the measure the chancellor's foot. What an uncertain measure would...a third an indifferent foot. It is the same thing with the chancellor's conscience §." The truth seems to be, that however inapplicable these observations... | |
| 1843 - عدد الصفحات: 574
...one," says Selden, " as if they should make the standard for the measure, the Chancellor's foot." " One Chancellor has a long foot, another a short foot,...a third an indifferent foot. It is the same thing with the Chancellor's conscience." Where would such a man as Wolsey stop when armed with equitable... | |
| Horace Twiss - 1844 - عدد الصفحات: 542
...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,...the same " ' thing in the Chancellor's conscience.' " From these intimations, it might be inferred by those unacquainted with Lord Eldon and with the Court... | |
| 1844 - عدد الصفحات: 888
...Selden, "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...a third an indifferent foot; it is the same thing with a chancellor's conscience." "The discretion of a Judge," said Lord Camden, that learned and pure... | |
| Horace Twiss - 1844 - عدد الصفحات: 450
...is all one as if they should make the standard for the measure we call a foot, a chancellor's fool ; what an uncertain measure would this be! One chancellor...is the same thing in the chancellor's conscience." From these intimations, it might be inferred by those unacquainted with Lord Eldon and with the court... | |
| Horace Twiss - 1844 - عدد الصفحات: 544
...the measure we " ' call a foot, a Chancellor's foot ; what an uncertain measure " ' would this be I One Chancellor has a long foot, another " ' a short...the same " ' thing in the Chancellor's conscience.' " From these intimations, it might be inferred by those unacquainted with Lord Eldon and with the Court... | |
| Daniel Kimball Whitaker, Milton Clapp, William Gilmore Simms, James Henley Thornwell - 1844 - عدد الصفحات: 544
...should make the standard for the measure the chancellor's foot. What an uncertain measure this would be ! One chancellor has a long foot, another a short...a third an indifferent foot. It is the same thing with the chancellor's conscience." despaired. Cavilling objectors have found much in it to censure,... | |
| Horace Twiss - 1844 - عدد الصفحات: 452
...foot; what an uncertain measure would this be! One chancellor has a long foot, another a short fool, a third an indifferent foot: it is the same thing in the chancellor's conscience." From these intimations, it might be inferred by those unacquainted with Lord Eldon and with the court... | |
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