 | John Selden - 1689 - 196 pàgines
...that is larger or narrower, so is Equity. 'Tis all one as if they should make the Standard for the measure we call a Foot, a Chancellor's Foot ; what an uncertain Measure would be this. One Chancellor has a long Foot, another a short Foot, a Third an indifferent Foot : 'Tis the... | |
 | James Wilson - 1804 - 514 pàgines
...that is larger or narrower, so is equity. It is all one as if they should make the standard of measure a chancellor's foot. What an uncertain measure would...another, a short foot ; a third, an indifferent foot. 'Tis the same thing in the chancellor's conscience." Similar, though not expressed, perhaps, in a similar... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 970 pàgines
...larger or narrower, so is equity. Tis all one, as if they should make the standard for the measure, a chancellor's foot. What an uncertain measure would...another a short foot, a third an indifferent foot: Tis the same thing in the chancellor's conscience. 3. That saying, Do as you would be done to, is often... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 528 pàgines
...larger or narrower, so is equity. Tis all one, as if they should make the standard for the measure, a chancellor's foot. What an uncertain measure would...another a short foot, a third an indifferent . foot: Tis the same thing in the chancellor's conscience. 3. That saying, Do as you would be done to, is often... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 528 pàgines
...equity. Tis all one, as if they should make the standard for the measure, a chancellor's foot. AVhat an uncertain measure would this be! One chancellor...another a short foot, a third an indifferent foot: 'Tis the same thing in the chancellor's conscience. 3. That saying, Do as you would be done to, is... | |
 | George Burnett - 1813 - 550 pàgines
...larger or narrower, so is equity. Tis all one, as if they should make the standard for the measure, a chancellor's foot. What an uncertain measure would...another a short foot, a third an indifferent foot; Tis the same thing in the chancellor's conscience. 3. That saying, Do as you -would -It done to, is... | |
 | Louis Simond - 1815 - 442 pàgines
...is larger or narrower, so is equi'ty. It is all one as if they should make the standard for measure a chancellor's foot. What an uncertain measure would...another a short foot; a third an indifferent foot : 'tis the same thing in the chancellor's conscience !" Blackstone, on the contrary, says, " That the... | |
 | Louis Simond - 1815 - 408 pàgines
...if they should make the standard for measure a chancellor's foot. What an uncertain measure wotild this be ! One chancellor has a long foot ; another a short foot ; a third an indifferent foot : 'tie the same thing in the chancellor's conscience !" Blackstone, on the contrary, says, " That the... | |
 | John Selden - 1818 - 230 pàgines
...that is larger or narrower, so is equity. It is all one as if they should make the standard for the measure, we call a foot, a chancellor's foot, what...is the same thing in the chancellor's conscience. 3. That saying, Do as you would be done to, is often misunderstood, for it is not thus meant, that... | |
 | John Selden - 1818 - 678 pàgines
...that is larger or narrower, so is equity. It is all one as if they should make the standard for the measure, we call a foot, a chancellor's foot, what...is the same thing in the chancellor's conscience. 3. That saying, Do as you would be done to, is often misunderstood, for it is not thus meant, that... | |
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Equity is a roguish thing : for law we have a measure, know what to trust to ; equity is according to the conscience of him that is chancellor, and as that is larger or narrower, so is equity. "Tis all one as if they should make the standard for the measure... 
