 | Francis Bacon, Peter Shaw - 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... | |
 | Charles Palmer (Deputy Serjeant of the House of Commons.) - 1748 - 342 pages
...fifliion. 1 274. Judges ought to be more learned than witty, more reverend than plaufible, and more advifed than confident : Above all things, integrity is their portion, and proper virtue. 1275. Magiftrates are to obey, as well as execute laws. Power is not to do wrong, but to punim the... | |
 | T Nixon - 1806 - 176 pages
...an attribute of the divine nature; to be so, to the utmost of our abilities, 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,... | |
 | Ancient learning - 1812 - 322 pages
...alter ; and to pronounce that which they do not find, and by show of antiquity, 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. "... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 pages
...alter; and to pronounce that which they do not find, and by show of antiquity 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. "... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 302 pages
...alter ; and to pronounce that which they do not find, and by shew of antiquity 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. "... | |
 | 1840 - 874 pages
...gravity of bearing, are an essential part of justice; and an over-speaking judge is no well-tuned cymbal. Judges ought to be more learned than witty ; more reverend than plausible ; and more advised than confident. It is no grace to a judge first to find that which ho might have... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 pages
...alter, and to pronounce that which they do not find, and by show of antiquity 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 :... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...alter, and to pronounce that which they do not find, and by show of antiquity 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 :... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1819 - 582 pages
...alter ; and to pronounce that which they do not find ; and by shew of antiquity 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,... | |
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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. 
