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<p>spots which he should have preferred, for ought he <lb/> then knew: but the incongruity of his being his own<lb/> carver, the perilousness of his quitting his hold, the <lb/> responsibility that would have attached upon him<lb/> in the event of his hazarding a new choice,<lb/> when choice had been the object of so much contest, the<lb/> indecorum of his setting up his individual will, <lb/> without necessity, in opposition to a choice sanctioned<lb/> by the 12 judges, struck him at the first word.<lb/> He had seen the portion they had carved for him: <lb/> he found it suitable to his purpose: it was the <hi rend="underline">bird</hi> <lb/> <hi rend="underline">in</hi> <hi rend="underline">hand</hi>: though, as the event has proved, not in<lb/> his hand: it was a fair bird: and he knew better,<lb/> as he thought, than to go upon adventures, and <lb/> beat the bush for others.</p> | |||
<p>Even without looking to the tenor of the treaty, <lb/> your Lordships will find yourselves to stand sufficiently<lb/> engaged by the words of the Act, when explained<lb/> by the nature of the case. <add>By</add> the words of the <lb/> Act your Lordships are <hi rend="underline">required</hi> to make choice of<lb/> a spot for the purpose, and, by the words of the<lb/> Act, when the nature of the transaction comes to<lb/> be considered, your Memorialist has a necessary <lb/> negative, as your Lordships will find, upon any <lb/> other choice. An option is given to your Lordships <add>between</add></p> | |||
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spots which he should have preferred, for ought he
then knew: but the incongruity of his being his own
carver, the perilousness of his quitting his hold, the
responsibility that would have attached upon him
in the event of his hazarding a new choice,
when choice had been the object of so much contest, the
indecorum of his setting up his individual will,
without necessity, in opposition to a choice sanctioned
by the 12 judges, struck him at the first word.
He had seen the portion they had carved for him:
he found it suitable to his purpose: it was the bird
in hand: though, as the event has proved, not in
his hand: it was a fair bird: and he knew better,
as he thought, than to go upon adventures, and
beat the bush for others.
Even without looking to the tenor of the treaty,
your Lordships will find yourselves to stand sufficiently
engaged by the words of the Act, when explained
by the nature of the case. By the words of the
Act your Lordships are required to make choice of
a spot for the purpose, and, by the words of the
Act, when the nature of the transaction comes to
be considered, your Memorialist has a necessary
negative, as your Lordships will find, upon any
other choice. An option is given to your Lordships between
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Identifier: | JB/118/093/001"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 118. |
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093 |
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f31 / f32 / f33 / f34 |
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