The Edinburgh Magazine, Or, Literary Miscellany, Volumen 12J. Sibbald, Parliament-Square, 1790 |
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... judge , of the proficiency he . had made in the knowledge of the law , and of his excellent qualifica- tions , both for counfel and debate . His elocution was copious and eafy ; his felection of argument judicious , and his mode of ...
... judge , of the proficiency he . had made in the knowledge of the law , and of his excellent qualifica- tions , both for counfel and debate . His elocution was copious and eafy ; his felection of argument judicious , and his mode of ...
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... Judge in the fupreme Civil Court . In thefe high ftations , he fully juftified the choice that had been made of him , and foon , by his fcru- pulous attendance on the Court , and affiduous labour in the dispatch of bufinefs , gained a ...
... Judge in the fupreme Civil Court . In thefe high ftations , he fully juftified the choice that had been made of him , and foon , by his fcru- pulous attendance on the Court , and affiduous labour in the dispatch of bufinefs , gained a ...
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... judge ever dealt lefs in quoting ) , but from the fource and fountain- head of the law , -the ftrain of our ftatutes , and the reafon and fubftance of the thing . But in reciting his qualifications as a Judge , we muft not forget one ...
... judge ever dealt lefs in quoting ) , but from the fource and fountain- head of the law , -the ftrain of our ftatutes , and the reafon and fubftance of the thing . But in reciting his qualifications as a Judge , we muft not forget one ...
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... Judge . And his zeal for the public fervice as Prefident of the Jufticiary , was no lefs confpicu- ous and fuccefsful , as appears from more than one reformation , which the forms and practice of the Court un- derwent , during the ...
... Judge . And his zeal for the public fervice as Prefident of the Jufticiary , was no lefs confpicu- ous and fuccefsful , as appears from more than one reformation , which the forms and practice of the Court un- derwent , during the ...
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... Judge , at whofe bar I was no ways prepared to appear , feemed to render my mind but more diftracted . I fometimes indulged my felf with the thoughts of being reco- vered to life ; and as I had fortunate- ly concealed my real name ...
... Judge , at whofe bar I was no ways prepared to appear , feemed to render my mind but more diftracted . I fometimes indulged my felf with the thoughts of being reco- vered to life ; and as I had fortunate- ly concealed my real name ...
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Página 18 - THE BODY of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, (like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and stript of its lettering and gilding) lies here food for worms ; yet the work itself shall not be lost, for it will (as he believed) appear once more in a new and more beautiful edition, corrected and amended by THE AUTHOR.
Página 384 - All the decent drapery of life is to be rudely torn off. All the superadded ideas, furnished from the wardrobe of a moral imagination, which the heart owns and the understanding ratifies, as necessary to cover the defects of our naked shivering nature, and to raise it to dignity in our own estimation, are to be exploded as a ridiculous, absurd, and antiquated fashion.
Página 33 - And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat :
Página 16 - ... none of the intentions for which they were given, it is equally kind and benevolent that a way is provided by which we may get rid of them. Death is that way. We ourselves, in some cases, prudently choose a partial death.
Página 291 - The institutions of policy, the goods of fortune, the gifts of Providence, are handed down to us, and from us in the same course and order. Our political system is placed in a just correspondence and symmetry with the order of the world, and with the mode of existence decreed to a permanent body composed of transitory, parts...
Página 291 - Our political system is placed in a just correspondence and symmetry with the order of the world, and with the mode of existence decreed to a permanent body composed of transitory parts; wherein, by the disposition of a stupendous wisdom, moulding together the great mysterious incorporation of the human race, the whole, at one time, is never old, or middleaged, or young, but in a condition of unchangeable constancy, moves on through the varied tenor of perpetual decay, fall, renovation, and progression.
Página 291 - You will observe, that from magna charta to the declaration of right, it has been the uniform policy of our constitution to claim and assert our liberties, as an entailed inheritance derived to us from our forefathers, and to be transmitted to our posterity ; as an estate specially belonging to the people of this kingdom, without any reference whatever to any other more general or prior right.
Página 291 - ... belonging to the people of this kingdom without any reference whatever to any other more general or prior right. By this means, our Constitution preserves an unity in so great a diversity of its parts. We have an inheritable Crown, an inheritable peerage, and a House of Commons, and a people inheriting privileges, franchises, and liberties from a long line of ancestors.
Página 16 - When they become unfit for these purposes, and afford us pain instead of pleasure, instead of an aid become an incumbrance, and answer none of the intentions for which they were given, it is equally kind and benevolent that a way is provided by which we may get rid of them. Death is that way.
Página 45 - We then hauled off to the grapnel, every one being more or less hurt. At this time, I saw five of the natives about the poor man they had killed, and two of them were beating him about the head with stones in their hands. We had no time to reflect...