 Among so many chances of escaping, the needy and hardened offender overlooks the multitude that suffer ; he boldly engages in some desperate attempt, to relieve his wants or supply his vices : and, if unexpectedly the hand of justice overtakes him, he...  The Pamphleteer - Page 310edited by - 1818Full view - About this book
 | 482 pages
...needy and hardened offender overlooks thernultitude that Suffer : he boldly engages in fome defperate attempt to relieve his wants or Supply his vices ; and if, unexpectedly, the hand of juftice overtakes him, he deems himfelf peculiarly unfortunate in falling at lalt a facrifice to thofe... | |
 | 1821 - 608 pages
...chances of escaping, the needy and hardened offender overlooks the multitude that suffer ; he boldly engages in some desperate attempt to relieve his wants,...laws which long impunity has taught him to contemn. ' Such is the picture drawn of our law, by two of its greatest ornaments and ablest interpreters. We... | |
 | Basil Montagu - 1809 - 338 pages
...terrible exhibition, than as the just consequence of a particular violation of the laws of society t. some desperate attempt, to relieve his wants, or supply...falling at last a sacrifice to those laws, which long impnnity has taught him to contemn. Vol. iv. P. 19. * Juvenal. t Blackstone B. iv, c. 51. Vol. iv,... | |
 | Basil Montagu - 1812 - 494 pages
...overlooks the multitude that suffer ; he boldly engages in some des" perate attempt, to relieve bis wants or supply his vices , and, if unexpectedly "...which long impunity has taught '-' him to contemn.'' And in page 371 of the same volume, he says, " that if the plan of penitentiary-houses be properly... | |
 | Basil Montagu - 1816 - 340 pages
...chances of escaping, the needy and hardened offender overlooks the multitude that suffer : he boldly engages in some desperate attempt, to relieve his...wants, or supply his vices ; and, if unexpectedly the baud of justice overtakes him, he deems himself peculiarly unfortunate, in felling at last a sacrifice... | |
 | sir William Blackstone - 1825 - 584 pages
...chances of escaping, the needy and hardened offender overlooks the multitude that suffer ; he boldly engages in some desperate attempt, to relieve his...laws, which long impunity has taught him to contemn. (9) b See Ruffhead's index to the statutes (tit. Felony), and the acts which hare since been made.... | |
 | Sir William Blackstone - 1825 - 576 pages
...chances of escaping, the needy and hardened offender overlooks the multitude that suffer ; he boldly engages in some desperate attempt, to relieve his...laws, which long impunity has taught him to contemn. (9) b Sec Kuffhead's index to the statutes (tit. Felony), and the acts which have since been made.... | |
 | Samuel Parr, John Johnstone - 1828 - 796 pages
...chances of escaping, the needy and hardened offender overlooks the multitude that suffer; he boldly engages in some desperate attempt to relieve his wants...peculiarly unfortunate in falling at last a sacrifice Co those laws which long impunity had taught him to contemn."* The acute and indignant author of a... | |
 | New York (State). Legislature. Assembly - 1832 - 930 pages
...chances of escaping, the needy and hardened offender overlooks the multitude that suffer ; he boldly engages in some desperate attempt to relieve his wants...laws, which long impunity has taught him to contemn." " If we inquire," says Beccaria, " into the cause of all human corruption, we shall find that they... | |
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