The Opinions of Different Authors Upon the Punishment of Death, 2. köideLongman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1812 |
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Page xvi
... produce for market ; that they were very wise and good men , and that a stranger shewed very little understanding or decency who interfered in the " established customs of a country . " Such are , and perhaps ought to be , the ...
... produce for market ; that they were very wise and good men , and that a stranger shewed very little understanding or decency who interfered in the " established customs of a country . " Such are , and perhaps ought to be , the ...
Page xxv
... produced by " the impudence of ignominy , the rage of want , and the malignity of despair . " In a prison the check of the public eye is removed ; and the power of the " law is spent . There are few fears , there are no blushes . The ...
... produced by " the impudence of ignominy , the rage of want , and the malignity of despair . " In a prison the check of the public eye is removed ; and the power of the " law is spent . There are few fears , there are no blushes . The ...
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... produces an involuntary shuddering . But the desire of contributing to the perfection of our laws , the hope of lending some assistance in effacing from our criminal code those punish- ments which are it's disgrace , and a holy ...
... produces an involuntary shuddering . But the desire of contributing to the perfection of our laws , the hope of lending some assistance in effacing from our criminal code those punish- ments which are it's disgrace , and a holy ...
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... produce a dangerous revolution in the established form of government , he must un- doubtedly die . But , under the tranquil authority of the laws , what necessity is there for taking away the life of a subject ? Such a procedure can be ...
... produce a dangerous revolution in the established form of government , he must un- doubtedly die . But , under the tranquil authority of the laws , what necessity is there for taking away the life of a subject ? Such a procedure can be ...
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... produce . The latter is , moreover , a standing lesson ; where- as the former passes away , and is forgotten . " Death , I own , " is but an affair of a moment . " But it is a most decisive moment . It closes the gates of time , and ...
... produce . The latter is , moreover , a standing lesson ; where- as the former passes away , and is forgotten . " Death , I own , " is but an affair of a moment . " But it is a most decisive moment . It closes the gates of time , and ...
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Page xvii - I HOLD every man a debtor to his profession; from the which, as men of course do seek to receive countenance and profit, so ought they of duty to endeavour themselves, by way of amends, to be a help and ornament thereunto.
Page 187 - Almighty God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who desireth not the death of a sinner but rather that he may turn from his wickedness, and live...
Page 388 - Be it therefore enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, That so much of the said Act as is herein-before recited shall be and the same is hereby repealed.
Page 117 - The good LORD pardon every one That prepareth his heart to seek God, the LORD God of his fathers, though he be not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary.
Page 121 - Parliament, statutes and ordains that there be a school settled and established and a schoolmaster appointed in every parish not already provided by advice of the heritors and minister of the parish...
Page 69 - It is further to be observed, that owing to the different manners and degrees in which persons under different circumstances are affected by the same exciting cause, a punishment which is the same in name will not always either really produce, or even so much as appear to others to produce, in two different persons the same degree of pain : therefore, That the quantity actually inflicted on each individual offender may correspond to the quantity intended for similar offenders in general, the several...
Page 235 - They ought rather to reflect, that he who falls by a mistaken sentence, may be considered as falling for his country ; whilst he suffers under the operation of those rules, by the general effect and tendency of which the welfare of the community is maintained and upholden. CHAPTER X. OF RELIGIOUS ESTABLISHMENTS, AND OF TOLERATION. ' A RELIGIOUS establishment is no part of Christianity ; it is only the means of inculcating it.
Page 385 - Majesty that it may be enacted ; and be it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, that so much of the said Act as...
Page 387 - ... of the value of forty shillings or more, being in any dwelling-house, or outhouse thereunto belonging, although such house or outhouse be not actually broken by such offender, and although the owner of such goods, or any other person or persons be or be not in such house or outhouse, being thereof convicted, shall be absolutely debarred of and from the benefit of clergy.
Page 186 - When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.