The Brief: A Quarterly Magazine of the Law, Volume 21900 |
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Page 358 - 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] a Chancellor's Foot, what an uncertain Measure would this be?
Page 358 - 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...
Page 295 - YES" "YES," I answered you last night; "No," this morning, sir, I say: Colors seen by candle-light Will not look the same by day. When the viols played their best, Lamps above, and laughs below, Love me sounded like a jest, Fit for yes or fit for no. Call me false or call me free, Vow, whatever light may shine,— No man on your face shall see Any grief for change on mine.
Page 89 - An opinion is huddled up in conclave, perhaps by a majority of one, delivered as if unanimous, and with the silent acquiescence of lazy or timid associates, by a crafty chief judge, who sophisticates the law to his mind, by the turn of his own reasoning.
Page 218 - Athenians, spend their time in nothing else, but either to tell or to hear some new thing.
Page 373 - ... college where the leading objects shall be, without excluding other scientific and classical studies and including military tactics, to teach such branches of learning as are related to agriculture and the mechanic arts, in such a manner as the legislatures of the States may respectively prescribe, in order to promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions of life.
Page 12 - The judiciary of the United States is the subtle corps of sappers and miners constantly working under ground to undermine the foundations of our confederated fabric.
Page 357 - The doctrines of this Court ought to be " as well settled, and made as uniform, almost, as those of the " common law, laying down fixed principles, but taking care " that they are to be applied according to the circumstances
Page 119 - ... no man shall be excused of a trespass (for this is the nature of an excuse and not of a justification prout ei bene licuit), except it may be judged utterly without his fault; as if a man by force take my hand and strike you ; or if here the defendant had said that the plaintiff ran across his piece when it was discharging; or had set forth the case with the circumstances; so as it had appeared to the Court that it had been inevitable, and that the defendant had committed no negligence to give...
Page 12 - Judiciary ; an irresponsible body (for impeachment is scarcely a scarecrow) working like gravity by night and by day, gaining a little to-day and a little tomorrow and advancing its noiseless step like a thief over the field of jurisdiction, until all shall be usurped...