Speeches of John Philpot Curran, Esq: With a Brief Sketch of the History of Ireland, Volume 2Print. and pub. by I. Riley, 1811 - Ireland |
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... construction of law , the natural dissolu- tion of the king ; but where there was not the fact acted upon , but confined merely to the intention a man had , the proof of such intention must , according to Lord Coke and Sir M. Foster ...
... construction of law , the natural dissolu- tion of the king ; but where there was not the fact acted upon , but confined merely to the intention a man had , the proof of such intention must , according to Lord Coke and Sir M. Foster ...
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... the plaintiff , from a construction of the evidence adduced in her favour , as well as from the testimony of the defendant's father and brother , on which he commented with a minute precision , not 174 FITZGERALD v . HAWKESWORTH .
... the plaintiff , from a construction of the evidence adduced in her favour , as well as from the testimony of the defendant's father and brother , on which he commented with a minute precision , not 174 FITZGERALD v . HAWKESWORTH .
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... construction of that law the commons have a right to reject only for good cause , and that having refused to assign such cause , they have been guilty of a default which has transferred the sole right of election to the lord mayor and ...
... construction of that law the commons have a right to reject only for good cause , and that having refused to assign such cause , they have been guilty of a default which has transferred the sole right of election to the lord mayor and ...
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... construction applicable alike to every statute ; that of expounding it by the usual acceptation and natural context of the words in which it is conceived . Do the words , then , my lords , or the natural context of this act , describe a ...
... construction applicable alike to every statute ; that of expounding it by the usual acceptation and natural context of the words in which it is conceived . Do the words , then , my lords , or the natural context of this act , describe a ...
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... construction contend- ed for by another test . Let us put it into the form of a proviso , and see how it accords with the proviso which you find actually expressed : " Provided always , that the com- mons shall be obliged to approve of ...
... construction contend- ed for by another test . Let us put it into the form of a proviso , and see how it accords with the proviso which you find actually expressed : " Provided always , that the com- mons shall be obliged to approve of ...
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Page 145 - I have but one request to ask at my departure from this world — it is the charity of its silence...
Page 145 - If the spirits of the illustrious dead participate in the concerns and cares of those who are dear to them in this transitory life — O ever dear and venerated shade of my departed father, look down with scrutiny upon the conduct of your suffering son ; and see if I have even for a moment deviated from those principles of morality and patriotism which it was your care to instil into my youthful mind ; and for which I am now to offer up my life.
Page 138 - What have I to say, why sentence of death should not be pronounced on me, according to law ? — I have nothing to say that can alter your predetermination, nor that it will become me to say, with any view to the mitigation of that sentence which you are here to pronounce, and I must abide by.
Page 298 - Ireland have been shed; yes, my good lord, I see you do not forget them; I see their sacred forms passing in sad review before your memory; I see your pained and softened fancy recalling those happy meetings, when the innocent enjoyment of social mirth expanded into the nobler warmth of social virtue; and the horizon of the board became enlarged into the horizon of man...
Page 138 - I do not imagine that, seated where you are, your minds can be so free from impurity as to receive the least impression from what I am going to utter.
Page 214 - ... pass. What are your inducements? Is it love, think you? No, do not give that name to any attraction you can find in the faded refuse of a violated bed. Love is a noble and generous passion; it can be founded only on a pure and ardent friendship, on an exalted respect — on an implicit confidence in its object.
Page 141 - You, my lord, are a judge. I am the supposed culprit I am a man, — you are a man also.
Page 140 - I have always understood it to be the duty of a judge, when a prisoner has been convicted, to pronounce the sentence of the law. I have also understood that judges sometimes think it their duty to hear with patience and to speak with humanity...
Page 143 - Were the French to come as invaders or enemies, uninvited by the wishes of the people, I should oppose them to the utmost of my strength. Yes ! my countrymen, I should advise you to meet them upon the beach with a sword in one hand and a torch in the other.