 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Indians - 1844 - 680 pages
...Now let thy servant depart in peace' — when a man hath obtained worthy ends and expectations." " Revenge is a kind of wild justice — which the more...nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out. Certainly, in taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy ; but in passing it over he is superior."... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Biography - 1844 - 336 pages
...Now let thy servant depart in peace' — when a man hath obtained worthy ends and expectations." " Revenge is a kind of wild justice — which the more...nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out. Certainly, in taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy ; but in passing it over he is superior."... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - Philosophers - 1846 - 778 pages
...Essay, ' Of Revenge," first printed in the edition of 1625, the. following is the commencement : — Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more...weed it "out. For as for the first wrong, it doth hut offend the law ; hut the revenge of that wrong putteth the law out of office. Certainly, in taking... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - Philosophers - 1846 - 730 pages
...commencement : — Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more man's nature runs to, the more ought luw to weed it out. For as for the first wrong, it doth...but the revenge of that wrong putteth the law out of c.ffice. Certainly, in taking revenge, a man is but even with his eneiry ; but in passing it over,... | |
 | John Locke - Intellect - 1849 - 372 pages
...persuaded pressure of consciences were commonly interested therein themselves for their own ends. OF REVENGE. REVENGE is a kind of wild justice, which...it doth but offend the law, but the revenge of that wr<5ng putteth the law out of office. Certainly, in taking revenge, a man is hut even with his enemy;... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1850 - 892 pages
..."prefixed ; " Ira hominis non implet justitiam Dei." And it was a notable observation of a wise father, nnd no less ingenuously confessed ; That those which held...weed it out. For as for the first wrong, it doth but oflend • the law ; but the revenge of that wroDg_puUatb the law out of office. Certainly in taking... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Biography - 1850 - 590 pages
...confessed, that those which held and persuaded pressure of consciences, were commonly intneste J IV. OF oftend the law, but the revenge of that wrong putteth the lawful of office. Certainly, in taking revenge,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1852 - 394 pages
...Juftice ; which the more Man's Nature runs to, the more ought Law to weed it out. For as for the firft Wrong, it doth but offend the Law ; but the Revenge...Revenge, a Man is but even with his Enemy ; but in paffing it over, he is fuperior : For it is a Prince's Part to pardon. And Solomon, I am fure, faith,... | |
 | Books - 1853 - 888 pages
...towards the condemned man ; but notwithstanding, he died without dismay ! Well does Lord Bacon say, " Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more...nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out." But we tiirn from the regicide, to his " Poore Man's Case;" a somewhat singular tract published in... | |
 | Henry G. Dalton - Guyana - 1855 - 562 pages
...human or divine justice, left to chance what could not be decided by reason. " Revenge," says Bacon, " is a kind of wild justice, which the more man's nature...revenge of that wrong putteth the law out of office," &c. It is singular, however, with what callousness and what indifference the majority of the inhabitants... | |
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REVENGE is a kind of wild justice; which the more man's nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out. For as for the first wrong, it doth but offend the law; but the revenge of that wrong putteth the law out of office. 
