The Pamphleteer, Volume 10Abraham John Valpy A.J. Valpy, 1817 - Great Britain |
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Page 184 - Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers? Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him. Then are the children free.
Page 368 - Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay: Princes and lords may flourish, or may fade — A breath can make them, as a breath has made ; But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroyed, can never be supplied.
Page 482 - I moved in the House of Commons for leave to bring in a...
Page 85 - ... to the use of His Majesty, his heirs and successors, and the other moiety to the use of the person who shall inform or sue for the same...
Page 439 - CROSS, adjoining the above, was established in 1802, for the cure and prevention of contagious fever in the metropolis, and is entirely supported by voluntary contributions. It is capable of accommodating about 140 patients. All poor persons (not being paupers or domestic servants of non-subscribers) are admitted gratuitously at all hours. Governors' servants, when attacked with contagious fever, are also admitted gratuitously.
Page 20 - Cujus est solum, ejus est usque ad coelum, is the maxim of the law ; upwards, therefore, no man may erect any building, or the like, to overhang another's land ; and downwards, whatever is in a direct line between the surface of any land and the centre of the earth belongs to the owner of the surface, as is every day's experience in the mining countries. So that the word " land " includes not only the face of the earth, but everything under it or over it.
Page 86 - ... temporary circumstances, a small quantity of silver bullion has been brought to the Mint to be coined, and there is reason to suppose that a still further quantity may be brought ; and it is, therefore, necessary to suspend the coining of silver for the present ; be it therefore enacted, That from and after the passing of this act, no silver bullion shall be coined at the Mint, nor shall any silver coin that may have been coined there be delivered, any law to the contrary notwithstanding.
Page 377 - And tho' the antients maintained, that, in order to reach the gift of prophecy, a certain divine fury or madness was requisite; one may safely affirm, that, in order to deliver such...
Page 85 - That no tender in payment of money made in the silver coin of this realm, of any sum exceeding the sum of 251. at any one time, shall be reputed in law, or allowed to be legal tender, within Great Britain or Ireland, for more than according to its value by weight, after the rate of 5s. 2d. for each ounce of silver.
Page 483 - An Act to amend the several Acts for the Encouragement of Learning, by securing the Copies and Copyright of printed Books to the Authors of such Books, or their Assigns...