 | John Selden - 1689 - 196 pages
...would be this. One Chancellor has a long Foot, another a short Foot, a Third an indifferent Foot : 'Tis the same thing in the Chancellor's Conscience. 3....you would be done to," is often misunderstood ; for 'tis not thus meant, that I, a private Man, should do to you, a private Man, as I would have you to... | |
 | James Wilson - 1804 - 514 pages
...standard of measure 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. 'Tis the same thing in the chancellor's conscience." Similar, though not expressed, perhaps, in a similar... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 970 pages
...standard for the measure, 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: Tis the same thing in the chancellor's conscience. 3. That saying, Do as you would be done to, is often... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 528 pages
...for the measure, a chancellor's foot. AVhat an uncertain measure would this be! One chancellor has a long foot, another a short foot, a third an indifferent foot: 'Tis the same thing in the chancellor's conscience. 3. That saying, Do as you would be done to, is... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 528 pages
...standard for the measure, 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: Tis the same thing in the chancellor's conscience. 3. That saying, Do as you would be done to, is often... | |
 | George Burnett - 1813 - 550 pages
...would this be ! One chancellor has a long foot, another a short foot, a third an indifferent foot; Tis the same thing in the chancellor's conscience. 3. That saying, Do as you -would -It done to, is often misunderstood ; for it is not thus meant, that I, a private man, should do to... | |
 | Louis Simond - 1815 - 442 pages
...standard for measure 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 : 'tis the same thing in the chancellor's conscience !" Blackstone, on the contrary, says, " That the... | |
 | Louis Simond - 1815 - 436 pages
...standard for measure 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: 'tis the same thing in the chancellor's conscience !" Blackstone, on the contrary, says, " That the... | |
 | John Payne Collier - 1819 - 338 pages
...standard for measure 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 : 'tis the same thing in the Chancellor's conscience." — Most likely, Lord Eldon has this sentence,... | |
 | Lucy Aikin - 1822 - 434 pages
...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...is the same thing in the chancellor's conscience." When this high court of judicature, from which, according to James's own statement in the speech above... | |
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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... 
