 But a man who is born deaf, dumb, and blind, is looked upon by the law as in the same state with an idiot ; he being supposed incapable of any understanding, as wanting all those senses which furnish the human mind with ideas.  The American Journal of Education - Page 3741858Full view - About this book
 | Sir William Blackstone - 1807 - 686 pages
...who is born deaf, dumb, and blind, ia looked upon by the law as in the same state with an idiot8 ; he being supposed incapable of any understanding,...those senses which furnish the human mind with ideas. A LUNATIC, or non comfioa mentis, is one who hath had understanding, but by disease, grief, or other... | |
 | Dominick T. Blake - 1818 - 706 pages
...his age, or the like common matters, but a man, who is born deaf, dumb and blind, is looked upon in the law as in the same state with an idiot, he being...those senses which furnish the human mind with ideas. A lunatic, or non compos mentis, is one who hath had understanding, but by a disease or other accident... | |
 | Sir William BLACKSTONE, Vincent WANOSTROCHT - 1823 - 872 pages
...idiot, if he hath any glimmering of reason, so that he can tell his parents, his age, or the like common matters. But a man who is born deaf, dumb, and blind,...those senses which furnish the human mind with ideas. A lunatic, or non compos mentis, is one who hath had understanding, but by disease, grief, or other... | |
 | Sir William Blackstone - 1825 - 660 pages
...SceVol.IIl.p.42T.n.(l). 21 blind, is looked upon by the law as in the same state with an idiot q ; he being supposed incapable of any understanding,...those senses which furnish the human mind with ideas. A LUNATIC, or . non compos mentis, is one who hath had understanding, but by disease, grief, or other... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1825 - 572 pages
...161O. m FNB 232. P FNB 233. blind, is looked upon by the law as in the same state with an idiot q ; he being supposed incapable of any understanding,...those senses which furnish the human mind with ideas. A LUNATIC, or nail compos mentis, is one who hath had understanding, but by disease, grief, or other... | |
 | Theodric Romeyn Beck - 1825 - 696 pages
...person born deaf, dumb, and blind, i« looked upon by the law as in the same state with an idiot, ho being supposed incapable of any understanding, as wanting all those senses which furnish Ihr human mind with ideas." Hut if he grow deaf, dumb, and blind, not lœinj- born so, he is deemed... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1836 - 694 pages
...who is born deaf, dumb, and blind, is looked upon by the law as in the same state with an idiot (f; he being supposed incapable of any understanding,...those senses which furnish the human mind with ideas. t™ n iuMt£[ the ^ mnat ' c ? or non compos mentis, is one who hath had understanding, but by disease,... | |
 | Joseph Chitty - 1836 - 560 pages
...supposed that a man who is born deaf, dumb, and blind, must be in the same state with an idiot, and he is supposed incapable of any understanding, as wanting...those senses which furnish the human mind with ideas, (a) It has, however, been decided in more modern times, that a person deaf and dumb is not on that... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1838 - 910 pages
...who is born deaf, dumb, and blind, is looked upon by the law as in the same state with an idiot (q) ; he being supposed incapable of any understanding,...those senses which furnish the human mind with ideas. A lunatic, or non compos mentis, is one who hath had understanding, but by disease, grief, or other... | |
 | Massachusetts. Board of Education - 1839 - 698 pages
...acknowledged law in Westminster H ill ; and for which he quotes Lord Coke, Fitzherbert and others : — " A man who is born deaf, dumb and blind, is looked...those senses which furnish the human mind with ideas." Surely it cannot be denied that education has done something for mankind, since this doctrine was sent... | |
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