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Pàgina 65 - Let those who are noble, and those who are not, equally obtain their rights, according to the laws, from which no deviation shall be allowed, either from fear of me, or through favour to the powerful, or for the purpose of supplying my treasury. I want no money raised by injustice.
Pàgina 47 - Olaf continued with emphasis, " Two or three will drive a troop of captive Christians through the country from sea to sea. Very often they seize the wives and daughters of our thanes, and cruelly violate them before the great chieftain's face. The slave of yesterday becomes the master of his lord to-day, or he flies to the Vikingr, and seeks his owner's life in the
Pàgina 47 - battle. Soldiers, famine, flames, and effusion of blood abound on every side. Theft and murder, pestilence, diseases, calumny, hatred and rapine dreadfully afflict us. Widows are frequently compelled into unjust marriages; many
Pàgina 226 - have been an honour to his profession. Of course, his opinions on any subject are of no value now." " In the profession, do you mean ? or out of it?" " I believe there are a good many, out of the profession, who listen to him open-mouthed, as to every professor of new
Pàgina 224 - the world a fool but himself." " Whatever he may think," replied Lord Holland, " he says nothing to give one such an idea. On the contrary, the most amusing, and yet melancholy, part of the business is his entire complacency. He is so self-satisfied that nothing can move him." " Dr. Oldham," said Southampton to the family physician, who
Pàgina 226 - emphatic assent, observing that in so important an affair as a great question about the human frame, false opinions must be most dangerous, and ought to be put down. " And how is new knowledge to fare, when it comes ?" said Lord Southampton.
Pàgina 228 - to treat apart with every one of those -who are to lend, and not in the presence or hearing of any other, unless they see cause to the contrary: and, if any shall refuse to lend
Pàgina 213 - if Magna Charta were fully executed, as it ought to be, every man would enjoy his liberty better than he doth/
Pàgina 225 - sat smiling while this description of Harvey was given; " you have looked into this business,—this pretended discovery. What have you to say to it ?" " But little, my lord: it is not worth so many words as
Pàgina 223 - One object of old Parr's going up to court is that Harvey may study the case, and see if he can gain hints from it for lengthening our lives."