 | Francis Bacon - 1857 - 412 pages
...Scripture doth not ftick to add and alter, and to pronounce that which they do not find ; and by Shew of Antiquity to introduce Novelty. Judges ought to be more learned than witty ; more reverend than 1 See the 44th Aphorifm of the tract, " De Fontibus Juris," in the VHI Book De Augm. Sc. plaufible... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1858 - 790 pages
...Scripture dotli not stick to add and alter ; and to pronounce that which they do not find ; and by shew of antiquity to introduce novelty. Judges ought to...is he that removeth the landmark. The mislayer of a mere-stone is to blame. But it is the unjust judge that is the capital remover of landmarks, when he... | |
 | Goold Brown - English language - 1858 - 1096 pages
...and become precedents of indisputable authority."— Dr. Johnson, Rambler, Vol. ii, No. 93. " Ju Iges ought to be more learned than witty, more reverend than plausible, and more advbed th:m confident ; above all things, integrity is their portion and proper virtue." — Bacon's... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1859 - 616 pages
...under pretext of exposition of Scripture, doth not stick to add and alter, and to pronounce that which they do not find, and by show of antiquity to introduce...that removeth the landmark." The mislayer of a mere Ktnne is to blame; but it is the unjust judge that is the capital remover of landmarks, when he defineth... | |
 | Thomas Corwin - United States - 1859 - 534 pages
...contained "valuable hints" from which he hoped JUDGE McLEAN would profit—among others the following: "Judges ought to be more learned than witty, more...things. integrity is their portion and proper virtue." Mr. CORWIN'S remarks sufficiently explain the nature and purport of the accusation against JUDUE McLEAN.... | |
 | 1859 - 682 pages
...never so beholding to human nature as it received his due at the second hand." " Judges ought to bo more learned than witty, more reverend than plausible, and more advised than confident." " As for conflagrations and great droughts they do not merely dissipate and destroy." " There appear... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1860 - 720 pages
...undrr pretext of exposition of Scripture doth not stick to add and alter, and to pronounce that which they do not find; and by show of antiquity to introduce...integrity is their portion and proper virtue ; 'Cursed' tsaith the law) 'is he that removeth the landmark.' The mislayer of a mere stone is to Mame, but it... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1860 - 480 pages
...Scripture doth not stick to add and alter ; and to pronounce that which they do not find ; and by shew of antiquity to introduce novelty. Judges ought to...and proper virtue. Cursed (saith the law) is he that removetk the landmark. The mislayer of a mere-stone is to blame. But it is the unjust judge that is... | |
 | Civil service - 366 pages
...business." " Virtue was never so beholding to human nature as it received his due at the second hand." " Judges ought to be more learned than witty, more reverend...than plausible, and more advised than confident." " As for conflagrations and great droughts they do not merely dissipate and destroy." "There appear... | |
 | Popular educator - 1860 - 536 pages
...Every one of us, each for hisself, laboured how to recover him." — Sidney. SPECIMEN OF PARSING. " Judges ought to be more learned than witty, more reverend than plausible, more advised than confident; above all things integrity is their portion and proper virtue."— Lord... | |
| |
Judges ought to be more learned than witty ; more reverend than plausible ; and more advised than confident. Above all things, integrity is their portion and proper virtue. 
