 ... if they accept, punish them; if they refuse, punish them. If they say yes, punish them; if they say no, punish them. My lords, this is a most exquisite dilemma, from which there is no escaping. It is a trap a man cannot get out of; it is as bad persecution...  Ecclesiastical Law - Page 203by Richard Burn - 1797Full view - About this book
 | 1771 - 422 pages
...them; if they fay, yes, punifli them; if they fay, no, punifli them. My lords, this is a moft exquifue dilemma, from which there is no efcaping ; it is a trap a man cannot get out of ; it is as bad a perfecution as that of Procruftes. If they are too fhort, ftretch them, if they are too long, lop... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of King's Bench - Copyright - 1771 - 166 pages
...profecutable for taking the of" fice ppon him). If they accept, punifh them ; if they *' fay, yes, punifh them; if they fay, no, punifh them. My " Lords, this is a moft exquifite dilemma, from which there V is no efcaping; it is a trap a man cannot get out of; it... | |
 | Several Hands - 1771 - 614 pages
...office upon him): if they accept, punifh them ; if they refufe, punifh them: if they fay yes, punifh them; if they fay no, punifh them. * My Lords, this is a moft exquifite dilemma, from which there is no efcaping ; it is a trap a man cannot get out of; it... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1808 - 512 pages
...say no, punish them. My lords, this is a most exquisite dilemma, from which there is no escaping ; it is a trap a man cannot get out of; .it is as bad persecution as that of Procrustes. If they are too short, stretch them ; if they are too long, lop... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1808 - 518 pages
...say no, punish them. My lords, this is a most exquisite dilemma, from which there is no escaping ; it is a trap a man cannot get out of; it is as bad persecution as that of Procrustes. If they are too short, stretch them ; if they are too long, lop... | |
 | Oratory - 1808 - 542 pages
...they say no, punish them. My lords, this is a most exquisite dilemma from which there is no escaping, it is a trap a man cannot get out of, it is as bad a persecution as that of Procrustes—if they are too short, stretch them; if they are too long, lop... | |
 | William Sampson - Catholics - 1813 - 278 pages
...no, punisli them. My Lords this " is a most exquisite dilemma, from which there is no " escaping ; it is a trap a man cannot get out of ; it is " as bad persecution as that of Procrustes. If they are " too short, stretch them ; if they are too long, lop... | |
 | William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1813 - 726 pages
...they say No, pumsh them. My lords, this is a most exquisite dilemma, from which there is no escaping ; it is a trap a man cannot get out of; it is as bad persecution as that of Procrustes : if they are too short, stretch them ; if they are too long, lop... | |
 | Joseph Clinton Robertson - 1822 - 206 pages
...say no, punish them. My lords, this is a most exquisite dilemma, from which there is nn escaping ; it is a trap a man cannot get out of; it is as had a prosecution as that of Procustes — if they are too short, stretch them ; if they are too long,... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1826 - 376 pages
...they say no, punish them. My lords, this is a most exquisite dilemma, from which there is no escaping; it is a trap a man cannot get out of; it is as bad a prosecution as that of Procustes—if they are too short, stretch them ; if they are too long, lop... | |
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