The Speeches of the Hon. Thomas Erskine: (now Lord Erskine), when at the Bar, on Subjects Connected with the Liberty of the Press, and Against Constructive Treasons, Volum 4J. Ridgway, 1810 |
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... stood up to address myself to a Jury in this place , with that which I now occupy - when I reflect upon the emotions which at that time almost weighed and pressed me down into the earth , with those which at this moment animate and ...
... stood up to address myself to a Jury in this place , with that which I now occupy - when I reflect upon the emotions which at that time almost weighed and pressed me down into the earth , with those which at this moment animate and ...
Side 59
... stood before a Jury to answer for THIS VERY PAPER , of which he was the AUTHOR , and to which his NAME was signed . The whole object of that trial was to show this variance between the con- duct of the Society , and this its original ...
... stood before a Jury to answer for THIS VERY PAPER , of which he was the AUTHOR , and to which his NAME was signed . The whole object of that trial was to show this variance between the con- duct of the Society , and this its original ...
Side 86
... the conclusion of this resolution , I be- lieve , which gives the offence , where , upon motion , the words " faithful and honourable , " which stood applied to the Parliament , were expunged , and the 86 MR . ERSKINE'S SPEECH ON THE.
... the conclusion of this resolution , I be- lieve , which gives the offence , where , upon motion , the words " faithful and honourable , " which stood applied to the Parliament , were expunged , and the 86 MR . ERSKINE'S SPEECH ON THE.
Side 102
... stood in judgment before you ; nor has even Franklow himself , and the Loyal Lam- beth Association , made their appearance . In my . opinion it was sound discretion to abandon that parol evidence . To have called people who literally ...
... stood in judgment before you ; nor has even Franklow himself , and the Loyal Lam- beth Association , made their appearance . In my . opinion it was sound discretion to abandon that parol evidence . To have called people who literally ...
Side 163
... stood as a Pri- soner , with a view to get out of Court , and for the purpose of not being answerable to some demands of justice which he , and those who were acting with him , had reason to believe would be made upon him , if he staid ...
... stood as a Pri- soner , with a view to get out of Court , and for the purpose of not being answerable to some demands of justice which he , and those who were acting with him , had reason to believe would be made upon him , if he staid ...
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The Speeches of the Hon. Thomas Erskine: (now Lord Erskine), when ..., Volum 4 Thomas Erskine Baron Erskine Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1816 |
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Side 147 - King there being, in contempt of our said Lord the King and his laws, to the evil example of all others in the like case offending, and against the peace of our said Lord the King, his crown and dignity.
Side 151 - Justice of our said Lord the King, assigned to hold pleas before the King himself...
Side 154 - King there inhabiting and being, in contempt of our said Lord the King and his laws, to the evil example of all others in the like case offending, and against the peace of our said Lord the King, his crown and dignity.
Side 113 - However, these gentlemen at the bar say they speak for the commonwealth, and they believe so ; yet, under favour, it is I who, in this particular, speak for the commonwealth. Precedents, like those which are...
Side 421 - ... it is time enough for the rightful purposes of civil government, for its officers to interfere when principles break out into overt acts against peace and good order...
Side 421 - ... truth is great and will prevail if left to herself, that she is the proper and sufficient antagonist to error, and has nothing to fear from the conflict, unless by human interposition disarmed of her natural weapons, free argument and debate, errors ceasing to be dangerous when it is permitted freely to contradict them.
Side 45 - The virtue, spirit, and essence of a House of Commons consists in its being the express image of the feelings of the nation. It was not instituted to be a control upon the people, as of late it has been taught, by a doctrine of the most pernicious tendency. It was designed as a control for the people.
Side 112 - Christians did their books of curious arts, and betake yourselves to the plain letter of the statute, which tells you where the crime is, and points out to you the path by which you may avoid it. "Let us not, to our own destruction, awake those sleeping lions, by rattling up a company of old records, which have lain for so many ages, by the wall, forgotten and neglected. To all my afflictions, add not this, my lords, the most severe...
Side 136 - On the contrary, though not implicated himself in the alleged conspiracy, he has charged me to waste and destroy my strength to prove that no such guilt can be brought home to others. I rejoice in having been made the humble instrument of so much good — my heart was never so much in a cause.
Side 143 - Clive, the said lord the king would have to be one) to inquire (by the oath of good and lawful men of the county...