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" It is a melancholy truth, that, among the variety of actions which men are daily liable to commit, no less than a hundred and sixty have been declared, by act of parliament, to be felonies without benefit of clergy ; or, in other words, to be worthy of... "
The Works of Samuel Parr ...: With Memoirs of His Life and Writings, and a ... - Page 134
by Samuel Parr, John Johnstone - 1828
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The European Magazine, and London Review, Volume 9

English literature - 1786 - 558 pages
...wholelome kind;" our Obferver, in reply, after qu.iticg Judge Biacklti-.jï's rcm.iik, that " it к л melancholy truth, that among the variety of actions which men are daily liable to commit, no lefs ilian 160 have beca declared, by Act of Ku hament, to IK ibknies without beneh«. of clergy ;...
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Commentaries on the Laws of England: In Four Books, Volume 4

William Blackstone - Law - 1791 - 528 pages
...found therein ; inflicted (perhaps inattentively) by a multitude of fucccflive independent ftatutes, upon crimes very different in, their natures. It is...of actions which men are daily liable to commit, no lefs than an hundred and fixty have been declared by a£t of ' parliament b to be felonies without...
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The Britannic magazine; or entertaining repository of heroic ..., Volume 1

482 pages
...punishment to be found therein; inflicted (perhaps inattentively) by a multitude of lucceSfive independent Statutes, upon crimes very different in their natures....of actions which men are daily liable to commit, no lcl» than one hundred and fixty have been declared by afts of parliament to be felonies without benefit...
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The Politician's Creed

Robert John Thornton - Economics - 1799 - 852 pages
...capital punifhment, inflicted (perhaps inattentively) by a multitude of fucceffive independent ftatutes, upon crimes very different in their natures. — It...of actions which men are daily liable to commit, no lefs than 160 have been declared by adls of parliament to be felonies without benefit of clergy; or,...
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Commentaries on the Laws of England, Volume 4

William Blackstone - Law - 1800 - 620 pages
...found therein ; infficted (perhaps inattentively; by a multitude of fucceffive independent Itatutes, upon crimes very different in their natures. It is...truth, that among the Variety of actions which men ate daily liable to commit, no lefs than an hundred and fixty have been declared by act of parliament...
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Memoirs of the Life of Gilbert Wakefield, Volume 1

Gilbert Wakefield - 1804 - 590 pages
...order." "Remarks," &c. p. 12. i, " The first thing which strikes one upon entering on this task, is this melancholy truth, that, ' among the variety of actions...and sixty have been declared by act of parliament tp be felonies without benefit of clergy, or, in other words, to be worthy of instant death.' (4 Blackstone,...
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Memoirs of the life and writings of ... Henry Home of Kames [by A.F. Tytler].

Alexander Fraser Tytler (lord Woodhouselee.) - 1807 - 464 pages
...civilized nations in Europe? " It is a melancholy truth," (says the commentator on the laws of England*), " that among the variety of " actions which men are daily liable to commit, no less than a hun" dred and sixty have been declared by act of Parliament to be • " fekmies, without benefit...
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The Opinions of Different Authors Upon the Punishment of Death

Basil Montagu - Capital punishment - 1809 - 338 pages
...capricious legislators, (g) In entering upon this task, the first thing which strikes one, is this " melancholy truth, that, among the variety of actions,...which men are daily liable to commit, no less than a hundred and sixty have been declared by act of parliament to be felonies without benefit of clergy...
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The Opinions of Different Authors Upon the Punishment of Death, Volume 2

Basil Montagu - Capital punishment - 1812 - 494 pages
...has attached the punishment of death. " It is a melan" choly truth," says Mr. Justice Blackstone, " that among the " variety of actions which men are daily liable to commit, no " less than one hundred and sixty have been declared by act of " parliament, to be felonies without benefit of...
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The Port Folio

Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1813 - 716 pages
...that of Draco of old, is written in letters of blood. " It is a melancholy truth," says Blackstone,* " that among the variety of actions which men are daily liable to commit, not less than one hundred and sixty have been declared by act of parliament, to be fellonious without...
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