 | Lord John Maclaurin Dreghorn, Scotland. High Court of Justiciary - Criminal law - 1774 - 840 pages
...centuries, that no fmoke fhould ap" pear, till it burft out at once to confume me and my children ? " Better it were to live under no law at all, and, by...prudence, to conform ourfelves the beft we can to the ar" bitrary will of a mafter, than fancy we have a law on which we " can rely, and fmd at laft, that... | |
 | David Hume - 1776 - 496 pages
...no fmoke fhould appear, till it burft out at once, " to confume me and my children ? Better were it to " live under no law at all, and by the maxims of...ourfelves the beft we can, to " the arbitrary will of a matter, than fancy we have a " law on which we can rely, and find at laft, that this " law (hall infli£ta... | |
 | David Hume - Great Britain - 1789 - 430 pages
...centuries , that no fraoke fhould appear, " till it burft out at once , to confume me and " my children ? Better it were to live under no " law at all , and...can, to the arbitrary will of a mafter; than fancy <c we have a law on which we can rely, and find *' at laft , that this law fhall inflict a punifhment... | |
 | William Russell - Europe - 1789 - 598 pages
...centuries, that no fmoke fhould appear, till it " burft out at once to confumc me and my children ? " Better it were to live under no law at all, and, by the " maxims of cautious prudence, to conform ourfclves " the befl wecan to the arbitrary will of a matter, than " fancy we have a law on which we... | |
 | John Horne Tooke - Trials (Treason) - 1795 - 452 pages
...centuries, that no fmoke mould appear, till it burft out at once, to confume me and my children ? — Better it were to live under no law at all, and by...ourfelves the beft we can to the arbitrary will of a maftcr, than fancy we have a law on which we can rely, and find, at laft, that this law fhall inflict... | |
 | Joseph Gurney - Political crimes and offenses - 1795 - 480 pages
...many centuries, that no fmoke mould ap" pear till it burft out at once, to confume me and my chil" dren ? Better it were to live under no law at all,...maxims of cautious prudence, to conform ourfelves, the bed " we can, to rhe arbitrary will of a mafter ; than fancy we have " a law on which we can rely,... | |
 | William Russell - Europe - 1802 - 542 pages
...centuries, that no smoke should appear, " till it burst out at once to consume me and my children ? ." Better it were to live under no law at all, and, by the max" ims of cautious prudence, to conform ourselves the best " we can to the arbitrary will of a master,... | |
 | Thomas Erskine Baron Erskine - Freedom of the press - 1810 - 464 pages
...many "centuries, that no smoke should appear till it " burst out at once, to consume me and my chil" dren ? Better it were to live under no law at all, " and, by the maxims of cautious prudence, to con" form ourselves, the best we can, to the arbitrary w will of a master, than fancy we have a law... | |
 | James Ridgway - Freedom of the press - 1816 - 466 pages
...many " centuries, that no smoke should appear till it " burst out at once to consume me and my chil" dren ? Better it were to live under no law at all,...and, by the maxims of cautious prudence, to con*'form ourselves, the best we can, to the arbitrary " will of a master, than fancy we have a law on. " which... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 524 pages
...many centuries, that no smoke should appear, till it burst out at once to consume me and my children ? Better it were to live under no law at all, and by the maxims of cautious prudence to conform ourselves, the best we can, to the arbitrary will of a master ; than fancy we have a law on which we... | |
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Where has this species of guilt lain so long concealed?" said Strafford in conclusion. "Where has this fire been so long buried during so many centuries, that no smoke should appear till it burst out at once to consume me and my children? Better it were... 
