 | 1843 - 746 páginas
...they should make the standard for the measure the 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 with the chancellor's conscience §." The truth seems to be, that however inapplicable... | |
 | 1843 - 574 páginas
...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... | |
 | 1844 - 888 páginas
...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 with a chancellor's conscience." "The discretion of a Judge," said Lord Camden,... | |
 | Horace Twiss - 1844 - 542 páginas
...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 Chancellor's conscience.' " From these intimations, it might be inferred... | |
 | Daniel Kimball Whitaker, Milton Clapp, William Gilmore Simms, James Henley Thornwell - 1844 - 544 páginas
...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 foot, a third an indifferent foot. It is the same thing with the chancellor's conscience." despaired. Cavilling objectors have found much... | |
 | Horace Twiss - 1844 - 544 páginas
...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 foot, a third an indifferent foot : it is the same " ' thing in the Chancellor's conscience.' " From these intimations, it might be inferred... | |
 | Samuel Warren - 1845 - 1174 páginas
...should make the standard for the measure of the 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 with the Chancellor's conscience."— Tabk-Talk, Tit. '• Equity." been to make... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1846 - 704 páginas
...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 indillerent foot : it is the same thing in the chancellor,s conscience." — Table TWA. the answer... | |
 | Europe - 1847 - 202 páginas
...the standard for the measure, or 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 chancellor's conscience." But since the times to which Selden refers,... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1848 - 702 páginas
...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 chancellor's conscience."— Table Talk. INTRODUCTION. the answer is,... | |
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... 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... 
