 | James Freeman Clarke - 1877 - 388 pages
...turued a poet, and said, that " his affection so stood to the continuance of that noble name, that he would take hold of a twig or twine thread to uphold it ; but yet," adds he, " there must be a period and end of whatever is terrene, — an end of names and... | |
 | Abraham Hayward - 1878 - 482 pages
...without going quite the length of the Chief Justice's enthusiasm, we should have supposed, with him, ' there is no man that hath any apprehension of gentry or nobleness,' but would be anxious for the continuance of either of them, especially if it were rightfully his own. Yet... | |
 | William Forsyth - 1880 - 436 pages
...tempestuous, times, when the government was unsettled and the kingdom if. competition. I have labored to make a covenant with myself that affection may...a name and house, and would take hold of a twig or a twine thread to uphold it. And yet Time hath its revolutions; there must be a period and an end to... | |
 | John William Wallace - 1882 - 674 pages
...tempestuous times, when the government was unsettled and the kingdom in competition. " I have labored to make a covenant with myself, that affection may...a name and house, and would take hold of a twig or twine-thread to uphold it. And yet time hath his revolution ; there must be a period and an end of... | |
 | Samuel Arthur Bent - 1882 - 638 pages
...magnificent burst of judicial eloquence occurs in the opinion of the lord chief-justice : " I have labored to make a covenant with myself, that affection may...nobleness, but his affection stands to the continuance of a house so illustrious, and would take hold of a twig or twine-thread to support it. And yet time hath... | |
 | Alexander Crawford Lindsay Earl of Crawford - 1882 - 572 pages
...which prompted the eloquent language of Lord Chief-Justice Crewe, — ' I suppose there is no man who hath any apprehension of gentry or nobleness, but...take hold of a twig or twine thread to uphold it.' But the claim of the Earl of Crawford stands on a firmer basis than mere sentiment. Without pretending... | |
 | Alexander William C. Lindsay (25th earl of Crawford.) - 1882 - 574 pages
...which prompted the eloquent language of Lord Chief-Justice Crewe, — ' I suppose there is no man who hath any apprehension of gentry or nobleness, but...take hold of a twig or twine thread to uphold it.' T!ut the claim of the Karl of Crawford stands on a firmer basis than mere sentiment. Without pretending... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1884 - 840 pages
...when he lived, there was no King in Christendom had such a Subject as Oxford. * * * " I have labored to make a Covenant with myself, that Affection may...a Name and House, and would take hold of a twig or twinethread to uphold it. And yet time hath his revolution, there must be a period and an end of all... | |
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I have laboured to make a covenant with myself that affection may not press upon judgment ; for I suppose there is no man that hath any apprehension of gentry or nobleness, but his affection stands to the continuance of so noble a name and house, and... 
