 | Joseph Story - 1839 - 658 oldal
...p. 4, note (A). See Heineccius De Edictis Prtetorum, Lih. 1, cap. 6, § 13, 30. for the measure the Chancellor's foot. What an uncertain measure would...a third an indifferent foot. It is the same thing with the Chancellor's conscience." 1 And notions of this sort were, in former ages, when the Chancery... | |
 | George Bowyer - 1841 - 742 oldal
...larger or narrower, so is equity. 'Tis all one *s if they should make the standard for the measure a chancellor's foot. What an uncertain measure would...foot, a third an indifferent foot. It is the same with the chancellor's conscience." Spelman, Coke, Lamband, and even the great Bacon,1 gave their sanction... | |
 | Solomon Atkinson - 1842 - 580 oldal
...narrower, so is equity. "Tis all one as if they should make his foot the standard for the measure we call a Chancellor's foot, what an uncertain measure would...another a short foot; a third an indifferent foot: 'tis the same thing in the Chancellor's conscience." — Selden't Table Talk. trars, except Mr. Colville,... | |
 | 1843 - 746 oldal
...larger or narrower, so is equity. 'T is all one as if they should make the standard for the measure the chancellor's foot. What an uncertain measure would...a third an indifferent foot. It is the same thing with the chancellor's conscience §." The truth seems to be, that however inapplicable these observations... | |
 | 1843 - 574 oldal
...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 armed with equitable... | |
 | Horace Twiss - 1844 - 538 oldal
...of Chancery, " and its way of conducting business, made use of the follow" ing expressions : — ' Equity is a roguish thing ; for law, we " ' have a...the same " ' thing in the Chancellor's conscience.' " From these intimations, it might be inferred by those unacquainted with Lord Eldon and with the Court... | |
 | 1844 - 888 oldal
...Pagan deities were supposed to be bound by the decrees of fate." " Equity," said the learned Selden, "is a roguish thing; for law we have a measure, —...a third an indifferent foot; it is the same thing with a chancellor's conscience." "The discretion of a Judge," said Lord Camden, that learned and pure... | |
 | Horace Twiss - 1844 - 450 oldal
...is all one as if they should make the standard for the measure we call a foot, a chancellor's fool ; what an uncertain measure would this be! One chancellor...is the same thing in the chancellor's conscience." From these intimations, it might be inferred by those unacquainted with Lord Eldon and with the court... | |
 | Horace Twiss - 1844 - 544 oldal
...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...the same " ' thing in the Chancellor's conscience.' " From these intimations, it might be inferred by those unacquainted with Lord Eldon and with the Court... | |
 | Daniel Kimball Whitaker, Milton Clapp, William Gilmore Simms, James Henley Thornwell - 1844 - 544 oldal
...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...a third an indifferent foot. It is the same thing with the chancellor's conscience." despaired. Cavilling objectors have found much in it to censure,... | |
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It is 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 has a long foot, another a short foot, a third an indifferent foot: it is the same thing in... 
