Hortensius: An Historical Essay on the Office and Duties of an AdvocateJ. Murray, 1874 - 412 pages |
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Page 171 - But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.
Page 279 - As thou art in desire? Wouldst thou have that Which thou esteemst the ornament of life, And live a coward in thine own esteem, Letting "I dare not" wait upon "I would," Like the poor cat i
Page 94 - T was on a summer's evening, in his tent, That day he overcame the Nervii : — Look ! in this place ran Cassius...
Page 316 - For where is Bohun ? Where is Mowbray ? Where is Mortimer ? Nay, which is more and most of all, where is Plantagenet ] They are entombed in the urns and sepulchres of mortality.
Page 156 - That every such action shall be for the benefit of the wife, husband, parent and child of the person whose death shall have been so caused...
Page 387 - From the moment that any advocate can be permitted to say, that he will or will not stand between the Crown and the subject arraigned in the Court where he daily sits to practise, from that moment the liberties of England are at an end.
Page 84 - Graced as thou art with all the power of words, So known, so honour'd, at the house of lords; Conspicuous scene ! another yet is nigh, (More silent far) where kings and poets lie; Where Murray (long enough his country's pride) Shall be no more than Tully or than Hyde...
Page 226 - Who spills the foremost foeman's life, His party- conquers in the strife.'" — "Then, by my word," the Saxon said, "The riddle is already read.
Page 344 - The fig-tree, not that kind for fruit renown'd, But such as, at this day, to Indians known, In Malabar or Decan spreads her arms, Branching so broad and long, that in the ground The bended twigs take root, and daughters grow About the mother tree, a pillar'd shade, High overarch'd, and echoing walks between...
Page viii - C'étaient d'honnêtes gens qui riaient comme les autres avec leurs amis ; et quand ils ont fait leurs lois et leurs traités de politique , c'a été en se jouant et pour se divertir.