 Patience and gravity of hearing is an essential part of justice; and an overspeaking judge is no well tuned cymbal. It is no grace to a judge first to find that which he might have heard in due time from the bar ; or to show quickness of conceit in cutting...  Bacon's Essays - Page 550by Francis Bacon - 1880 - 641 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James Wilson - Law - 1804 - 514 pages
...the great Lord Bacon, is an essential part of justice ; and an overspeaking judge ig no well tuned cymbal. It is no grace to a judge, first to find that, which, in due time, he might have heard from the bar ; or to show quickness of conceit in cutting witnesses... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1812 - 348 pages
...res, ita tempora rerum," &c. In causes of life and death judges ought (as far as the law permitteth,) in justice to remember mercy, and to cast a severe...essential part of justice; and an overspeaking judge is no well tuned cymbal. It is no grace to a judge first to find that which he might have heard in due time... | |
 | Ancient learning - 1812 - 322 pages
...execution. . . LORD BACON. IN causes of life and death, judges ought (as far as the law perraitteth) in justice to remember mercy, and to cast a severe...upon the example, but a merciful eye upon the person. IBID. PATIENCE and gravity of hearing is an essential part of justice; and an over-speaking judge,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...res, ita tempora rerum," &c. In causes of life and death judges ought (as far as the law permitteth,) in justice to remember mercy, and to cast a severe...essential part of justice; and an overspeaking judge is no well tuned cymbal. It is no grace to a judge first to find that which he might have heard in due time... | |
 | England - 1840 - 876 pages
...judicial office drawn by the most illustrious of philosophers. " Patience and gravity of bearing, are an essential part of justice; and an over-speaking judge is no well-tuned cymbal. Judges ought to be more learned than witty ; more reverend than plausible ; and more advised than confident.... | |
 | English examples - 1818 - 298 pages
...remember moral Decency-. . €. In Causes of Life and Death, Judges ought, as far as the Law permits, in Justice to remember Mercy ; and to cast a severe Eye upon the Example, and a merciful Eye upon the Person. 7- Whoever obstructs me in my Course, I will make him remember... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 602 pages
...res, ita tempora rerum, etc. In causes of life and death, judges ought, as far as the law permitteth, in justice to remember mercy ; and to cast a severe...judge, first to find that which he might have heard jn due time from the bar ; or to shew quickness of conceit in cutting off evidence or counsel too short... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 416 pages
...res, ita tempera rerum," &c. In causes of life and death jndges ought, (as far as the law permitteth), in justice to remember mercy, and to cast a severe...an essential part of justice; and an overspeaking jndge is no well-tuned cymbal. It is BO grace to a jndge first to find that which he might have heard... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 538 pages
...res, ita tempora rerum," &c. In causes of life and death judges ought, (as far as the law permitteth) in justice to remember mercy, and to cast a severe...part of justice ; and an overspeaking judge is no weil-tuned cymbal. It is no grace to a judge first to find that which he might have heard in due time... | |
 | Robert Walsh - American literature - 1829 - 532 pages
...listener. Lord Bacon well observes, "patience and gravity of hearing is an essential part of justice. An over-speaking judge, is no well-tuned cymbal. It is no grace to a judge, first to have found that which he might have heard in due time from the bar ; or to show quickness of conceit... | |
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