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Page 11
... interest . He made the acquaintance , how- ever , and secured the friendship , during this time , of some of the most eminent men in the profession , who appear to have discovered in him that merit . which he only wanted the opportunity ...
... interest . He made the acquaintance , how- ever , and secured the friendship , during this time , of some of the most eminent men in the profession , who appear to have discovered in him that merit . which he only wanted the opportunity ...
Page iv
... interest , of title , of time , and of possession : they are seised per my et per tout : and there- fore , upon the decease of one joint- tenant , the whole interest remains to the survivor ... .. ............... . 182 5. Joint ...
... interest , of title , of time , and of possession : they are seised per my et per tout : and there- fore , upon the decease of one joint- tenant , the whole interest remains to the survivor ... .. ............... . 182 5. Joint ...
Page 18
... interest a very * numerous and very powerful pro- fession in the preservation of our rights and revenues.10 For I think it past dispute that those gentlemen who resort to the inns of court with a view to pursue the profession , will ...
... interest a very * numerous and very powerful pro- fession in the preservation of our rights and revenues.10 For I think it past dispute that those gentlemen who resort to the inns of court with a view to pursue the profession , will ...
Page 34
... interest of the community ; goodness , to endeavour always to pursue that real interest ; and strength , or power , to carry this knowledge and intention into action . These are the natural founda- tions of sovereignty , and these are ...
... interest of the community ; goodness , to endeavour always to pursue that real interest ; and strength , or power , to carry this knowledge and intention into action . These are the natural founda- tions of sovereignty , and these are ...
Page 231
... interest that the party should die.26 But , it hath been said , there lies not the same objection against his next of kin , provided he be not his heir ; for it is his interest to preserve the lunatic's life , in order to increase the ...
... interest that the party should die.26 But , it hath been said , there lies not the same objection against his next of kin , provided he be not his heir ; for it is his interest to preserve the lunatic's life , in order to increase the ...
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Page 16 - Of Law there can be no less acknowledged than that her seat is the bosom of God ; her voice the harmony of the world. All things in heaven and earth do her homage ; the very least as feeling her care, and the greatest as not exempted from her power.
Page x - a liberty for every one to do what he lists, to live as he pleases, and not to be tied by any laws"; but freedom of men under government is to have a standing rule to live by, common to every one of that society and made by the legislative power erected in it, a liberty to follow my own will in all things where the rule prescribes not, and not to be subject to the inconstant, uncertain, unknown, arbitrary will of another man; as freedom of nature is to be under no other restraint but the law of nature.
Page 348 - By marriage, the husband and wife are one person in law: that is, the very being or legal existence of the woman is suspended during the marriage, or at least is incorporated and consolidated into that of the husband...
Page 288 - The children of persons who have been duly naturalized under any law of the United States, or who, previous to the passing of any law on that subject, by the Government of the United States...
Page 183 - Will you to the utmost of your power maintain the laws of God, the true profession of the gospel, and the Protestant reformed religion established by the law? And will you preserve unto the bishops and clergy of this realm, and to the churches committed to their charge, all such rights and privileges as by law do or shall appertain unto them, or any of them? King or queen: All this I promise to do.
Page 319 - That the raising or keeping a standing army within the kingdom in time of peace, unless it be with consent of parliament, is against law.
Page 288 - States, and that he doth absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to every foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty whereof he was before a citizen or subject; which proceedings shall be recorded by the clerk of the court.
Page 109 - The free communication of thoughts and opinions, is one of the invaluable rights of man, and every citizen may freely speak, write and print, on any subject, being responsible for the abuse of that liberty.
Page 395 - Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me : if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right ; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.
Page 397 - The labour of his body, and the work of his hands, we may say, are properly his. Whatsoever then he removes out of the state that nature hath provided and left it in, he hath mixed his labour with, and joined to it something that is his own, and thereby makes it his property.