| Francis Bacon, Peter Shaw - Philosophy - 1733 - 658 pages
...introduces Novelty. Judges mould rather be learned than ingenious ; reverend than affable •, advifed than confident. Above all things, Integrity is their Portion and proper Virtue. Curfed, fays the Law, is he that removetb the ancient Land-Mark. Certainly, the Miflayer of a Mark-Stone... | |
| T Nixon - 1806 - 176 pages
...is the glory of a man. 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. Justice, without mercy, is extreme injury; and it is as great tyranny, not to mitigate laws, as iniquity... | |
| Ancient learning - 1812 - 322 pages
...to introduce novelty. 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. " Cursed" (saith the law) " is he that removeth the land-mark." The mislayer of a mere stone is to... | |
| Francis Bacon - English essays - 1812 - 348 pages
...to introduce novelty. 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. " Cursed (saith the law,) is he that removeth the landmark." The mislay er of a mere stone is to blame;... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...to introduce novelty. 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. " Cursed, (saith the law,) is he that " removeth the landmark." The mislayer of a mere stone is to... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...introduce novelty. 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 : " Cursed (saith the law) is he that, removeth the land-mark." The mislayer of a meer-stone is to... | |
| Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1818 - 312 pages
...introduce novelty. 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 : " Cursed (saith the law) is he that, removeth the land-mark." The mislayer of a meer-stone is to... | |
| Francis Bacon - Philosophy - 1819 - 580 pages
...to introduce novelty. 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. Cursed, saith the law, is he that removeth the land-mark. The mislayer of a mere-stone is to blame... | |
| Francis Bacon - English essays - 1820 - 548 pages
...to introduce novelty. 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. " Cursed (saith the law) is he that removeth the landmark." The mislayer of a mere stone is to blame;... | |
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