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9 March 1816
Insolvency Act

Oh if England could but prevail with herself to be
wise though is were only when Scotland is wise
and English rulers to be honest though it were only
when Scotlan Scottish rulers have been honest – how
great, in many a part no small portion of the field of law – how auspicious – would be the change!

Reduce an unmerited and useless imprisonment of
for life to an equally unmerited and useless imprisonment
for two months? No the measure would be too bold this would be too bold a
measure. Ready it would be copying, and copying is to copy: and to copy is to bow.
bowing. Among the rulers of nations, The ruling virtue is Prudence: Justice in but a
subordinate use. Prudence requires that before all things the reputation of
wisdom must shall be preserved symptom of thinking
be exhibited that the reputation
of wisdom be preserved: and
that accordingly whether the act or the power of thinking be present or no, symptoms of thinking be
made manifest
at any rate made manifest.
out two months, substitute three months, the thing is
done.


Identifier: | JB/004/004/001
"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 4.

Date_1

1816-03-09

Marginal Summary Numbering

Box

004

Main Headings

Folio number

004

Info in main headings field

insolvency act

Image

001

Titles

Category

text sheet

Number of Pages

1

Recto/Verso

recto

Page Numbering

e4 / f4

Penner

jeremy bentham

Watermarks

<…> co

Marginals

Paper Producer

a. levy

Corrections

Paper Produced in Year

Notes public

ID Number

1925

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