 | 1887 - 602 pages
...easily, he marshalleth them more orderly, he seeth how they look when they are turned into words.' 'Judges ought to be more learned than witty, more...than plausible, and more advised than confident.' 'Give ear to precept, to laws, to religion.' Lord Bacon's use of these triple sentences are endless... | |
 | Appleton Morgan, Charlotte Endymion Porter - 1887 - 698 pages
...easily, he marshalleth them more orderly, he seeth how they look when they are turned into words.' 'Judges ought to be more learned than witty, more...than plausible, and more advised than confident.' ' Give ear to precept, to laws, to religion.' Lord Bacon's use of these triple sentences are endless... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1888 - 336 pages
...alter, and to pronounce that which they do not find, and by show of antiquity to introduce novelty. Judges ought to be more learned than witty ; more...things, integrity is their portion and proper virtue. " Cursed" (saith the law) " is he that removeth the landmark." The mislayer of a mere stone is to blame... | |
 | Benjamin G. Lovejoy - Authors, English - 1888 - 306 pages
...apostleship." Sir Walter Scott says that undeserved or exaggerated praise is the worst kind of satire. novelty. Judges ought to be more learned than witty, more reverend,...things, integrity is their portion and proper virtue. " Cursed," (saith the law,) " is he that removeth the landmark." The mislayer of a mere stone is to... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1890 - 788 pages
...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 plausible, and more advised than confident. 1 .> < IT tenatorti patriantm autrum. Above all things, integrity is their portion and proper virtue.... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1890 - 510 pages
...alter ; and to pronounce that which they do not find ; and by show of antiquity to introduce novelty. Judges ought to be more learned than witty, more reverend than plausible, and more advised than confi""-— <_dent. Above all things, integrity is their portion and proper 10 virtue. Curted (saith... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1891 - 466 pages
...1 " Leaders in war." 2 Proportion, dimensions. 8 " Equal to their duties." * " To expound the law." be more learned than witty, more reverend than plausible,...things, integrity is their portion and proper virtue. " Cursed (saith the law) l is he that removeth the landmark." The mislayer of a mere stone is to blame... | |
 | Law - 1928 - 1070 pages
...that their office is jus dicere not jus dare ; to interpret law, and not to make law, or give law." "Judges ought to be more learned than witty; more...things, integrity is their portion and proper virtue." "Patience and gravity of hearing is an essential part of justice ; and an over speaking judge is no... | |
 | Louisiana State Bar Association - Agency (Law) - 1922 - 278 pages
...their office is jus dicere, and not jus dare; to interpret law, and not to make law, or give law. * * * Judges ought to be more learned than witty, more reverend...things, integrity is their portion and proper virtue." (Bacon's Essay on Judicature.) There is an old-fashioned feeling — perhaps it is a prejudice —... | |
 | Law - 1926 - 450 pages
...alter, and to pronounce that which they do not find, and by show of antiquity to introduce novelty. Judges ought to be more learned than witty; more reverend...all things, integrity is their portion and proper virture. "Cursed" (saith the law) "is he that removeth the landmark." The mislayer of a mere stone... | |
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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. 
