 | 1821 - 326 páginas
...we call a foot, a chancellor's foot ; what an uncertain measure would this be ! One chancellor bas a long foot, another a short foot, a third an indifferent foot : it is the same thing in the chancellor's conscience. 3. That saying, " Do as you would be done to,"... | |
 | Lucy Aikin - 1822 - 434 páginas
...all one as 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...another a short foot, a third an indifferent foot; it is the same thing in the chancellor's conscience." When this high court of judicature, from which,... | |
 | Lucy Aikin - 1822 - 434 páginas
...all one as 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...foot, another a short foot, a third an indifferent fopt; it is the same thing in the chancellor's conscience.'}' When this high court of judicature, from... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1826 - 804 páginas
...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...another a short foot, a third an indifferent foot: it is the same thing in the chancellor's conscience." Now, if this was a fair description of the foundation... | |
 | George Moir - 1827 - 470 páginas
...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...another a short foot, a third an indifferent foot : it is the same thing ia the chancellor's conscience. 3. That saying, " Do as you would be done to,"... | |
 | Joseph Parkes - 1828 - 670 páginas
...should make the & Geo- iii- 1765. CP standard for the measure, we call a foot, a Chancellor's foot, what an uncertain measure would this be? One Chancellor...another a short foot, a third an indifferent foot: it is the same thing in the Chancellor's Conscience. Selden. Table Talk, art. Equity, 1660. The absolute... | |
 | John Timbs - 1829 - 354 páginas
...foot the standard for the measure, we call a chancellor's foot, what an uncertain measure this would be ! One chancellor has a long foot, another a short...'tis the same thing in the chancellor's conscience. — Selden. CCLXXIV. It has been observed, that not one favourite of the muses has ever been able to... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 390 páginas
...foot the standard for the measure, we call a chancellor's foot, what an uncertain measure this would be ! One chancellor has a long foot, another a short...'tis the same thing in the chancellor's conscience. — Selden. CCLXXIV. It has been observed, that not one favourite of the muses has ever been able to... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1837 - 1016 páginas
...they should make the standard of measure a chancellor's foot ; what an uncertain measure would tins be ! One chancellor has a long foot ; another a short foot ; a third ao indifferent foot — 'tis the same thing with a chancellor's conscience." Now, as chancellors and... | |
 | New Jersey. Court of Chancery - 1854 - 958 páginas
...equity. 'Tis all one, as if they should make the standard for the measure the Chancellor's foot. What an uncertain measure would this be ? One Chancellor...another a short foot — a third, an indifferent foot. It is the same thing with the Chancellor's •conscience." But this is not so. The principles upon... | |
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... 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... 
