 | 1858 - 642 pàgines
...for the measure that we call a foot — a chancellor's foot. What an uncertain measure, he exclaims, would this be ! One chancellor has a long foot, another a short foot, a third an indifferent foot, &o. It was, he said, the same thing of the chancellor's conscience. Such might have been equity at... | |
 | Homersham Cox - 1863 - 862 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...a third an indifferent foot. It is the same thing with the Chancellor's conscience " (b) . This reproach, if it were well founded when the Court of Chancery... | |
 | Homersham Cox - 1863 - 860 pàgines
...should make the standard for the measure a Chancellor's foot. What an uncertain measure would this be 1 One Chancellor has a long foot, another a short foot,...a third an indifferent foot. It is the same thing with the Chancellor's conscience "(b). This reproach, if it were well founded when the Court of Chancery... | |
 | Hubert Ashton Holden - 1864 - 592 pàgines
...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...another a short Foot, a third an indifferent Foot : ' Tis the same thing in the Chancellor's Conscience. That saying, Do as you would be done to, is... | |
 | Joseph Story - 1866 - 860 pàgines
...larger, or narrower, so is equity. 'T is all one as if they should make the standard for the measure the chancellor's foot. What an uncertain measure would...a third an indifferent foot. It is the same thing with the chancellor's conscience."2 And notions of this sort were, in former ages, when the chancery... | |
 | 1866 - 514 pàgines
...standard for the measure we ' call a. foot ' & chancellor's foot.' What an uncertain measure this ' would be. One chancellor has a long foot ; another a short...an indifferent foot ; it is the same thing in the chancellors' ' conscience' (Table Talk.) Such was equity in the days of Selden, and such would be equity... | |
 | R.C. Lepage - 1866 - 518 pàgines
...standard for the measure we ' call afoot ' a chancellor's foot.' What an uncertain measure this ' would be. One chancellor has a long foot; another a short...third an indifferent foot; it is the same thing in the chancellors' (Table Talk.) Such was equity in the days of Selden, and such would be equity in India... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1868 - 828 pàgines
...according to the conscience of him that is Chancellor, and as that is larger or narrower, so is equity. 'T is all one as if they should make the standard for...another a short foot, a third an indifferent foot. 'T is the same in the Chancellor's conscience. Table Talk. Equity. Old friends are best. King James... | |
 | Treasury - 1868 - 148 pàgines
...the standard for the measure, we call a chancellor's foot — what an uncertain measure this would be ! One chancellor has a long foot, another a short foot, a third an indifferent foot : 'tis the same thing in the chancellor's conscience. Seldcn. RUINED BY GOOD FORTUNE. " The fact is,... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1874 - 798 pàgines
...according to the conscience of him that is Chancellor, and as that is larger or narrower, so is equity. 'T is all one as if they should make the standard for...another a short foot, a third an indifferent foot. 'T is the same in the Chancellor's conscience. Table Talh. Equity. Old friends are best. King James... | |
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It is 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 this be ? One chancellor has a long foot, another a short foot, a third an indifferent foot: it is the same thing in... 
