Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the Honourable Henry Home of Kames: One of the Senators of the College of Justice, and One of the Lords Commissioners of Justiciary in Scotland: Containing Sketches of the Progress of Literature and General Improvement in Scotland During the Greater Part of the Eighteenth Century ...T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1814 |
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Page 47 - that when I asked our famous Harvey what " were the things that induced him to think of " a circulation of the blood? he answered me, " that when he took notice that the valves in. " the veins in so many parts of the body were " so placed, that they gave a free passage
Page 305 - a suit of fourteen groats, bought of the hangman ; To grow rich, and then purchase, is too common: But this Sir Giles feeds high, keeps many servants, Who must at his command do any outrage; Rich in his habit, vast in his expences, Yet he, to admiration, still increases In wealth and lordships.
Page 307 - forma pauperis, in spite Of all his thrift and care, hell grow. behind-hand, Mar. The best I ever heard:! I could adore you. Over. Then, with the favour of my man of law, I will pretend some title : Want will force him To put it to arbitrement: Then, if he sell. For half the value, he shall have
Page 108 - On the former, by an ignominious burial " in the highway, with a stake driven through " his body ; on the latter, by a forfeiture of all " his goods and chattels to the King: hoping " that his care for either his own reputation, or " the welfare of his family, would be some
Page 318 - philosophers Stood banding factions, all so strongly propp'd I stagger'd ; knew not which was firmer part, But thought, quoted, read, observ'd, and pryed, Stuff'd noting-books;—and still my spaniel slept • At length he wak'd, and yawn'd; and, by yon sky ! For aught I know, he knew as much as I.
Page 305 - Your worship has the way on't, and ne'er miss To squeeze these unthrifts into air: and yet, The chop-fall'n Justice did his part, returning For your advantage the certificate, Against his conscience and his knowledge too ; • (With your good favour) to the utter ruin Of the poor farmer.
Page 308 - turn him out of doors ; And have been since with all your friends and tenants, And, on the forfeit of your favour, charg'd them, Though a crust of mouldy bread would keep him from starving; Yet they should not relieve him. This is done, Sir. Over. That was something,
Page 306 - or error. Run myself finely into a prcemunire ; And so become a prey to the informer. No. I'll have none On't; 'tis enough I keep Greedy at my devotion; so he serve My purposes, let him hang, or damn, I care not.
Page 306 - licence) why your worship, having The power to put this thin-gut in commission, You are not in't yourself. Over. Thou art a fool: In being out of office, I am out of danger; Where, if I were a Justice, besides the trouble^ I might, or out of
Page 137 - The death of a criminal is a terrible, " but momentary spectacle, and therefore a less " efficacious method of deterring others, than " the continued example of a man deprived of " his liberty, condemned as a beast of burden, to " repair by his labour the injury he has done to