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Page 54
... judge's reply brutal and unreasonable , though the writer " wishes all judges to carry it with them whenever they go the circuit , and to bear it in their minds , as containing a wise reason for all the penal statutes which they are ...
... judge's reply brutal and unreasonable , though the writer " wishes all judges to carry it with them whenever they go the circuit , and to bear it in their minds , as containing a wise reason for all the penal statutes which they are ...
Page 55
... judge , endeavours to impress other maxims . He must have known what humane judges feel on such occasions , and what the effects of those feelings ; and , so far from thinking that severe and excessive punishments prevent crimes , he ...
... judge , endeavours to impress other maxims . He must have known what humane judges feel on such occasions , and what the effects of those feelings ; and , so far from thinking that severe and excessive punishments prevent crimes , he ...
Page 78
... judges , they allege , that being appointed from hence , and holding their commissions , not dur . ing good ... judges ' behaviour : that it is true , judges should be free from all influence ; and therefore , whenever government here ...
... judges , they allege , that being appointed from hence , and holding their commissions , not dur . ing good ... judges ' behaviour : that it is true , judges should be free from all influence ; and therefore , whenever government here ...
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On the criminal laws and the practice of privateering | 51 |
A dialogue between Great Britain France Spain | 107 |
The internal state of America being a true descrip | 121 |
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