So dreadful a list, instead of diminishing, increases the number of offenders. The injured, through compassion, will often forbear to prosecute; juries, through compassion, will sometimes forget their oaths, and either acquit the guilty or mitigate the... The Christian Examiner and General Review - الصفحة 2المحررون: - 1832عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
| William Blackstone - 1791 - عدد الصفحات: 528
...injured, through compafllon, will often forbear to profecute : juries, through compaffion, will fometimes forget their oaths, and either acquit the guilty or...mitigate the nature of the offence : and judges, through compaffion, will refpite one half of the convicts, and recommend them to the royal mercy. Among fo... | |
| عدد الصفحات: 482
...injured, through companion, will ofien forbear to profecute; juries, through compaffion, will fometimes forget their oaths, and either acquit the guilty or...mitigate the nature of the offence ; and judges, through compaffion, will refpite one half of the convicts, and recommend them to the royal mercy. Among fo... | |
| Patrick Colquhoun - 1797 - عدد الصفحات: 520
...forbear to profccute :—Juries, through " compaOion, will fometimes forget their oaths, and " cither acquit the guilty or mitigate the nature of ** the offence :—and Judges, through compafiion, " will rcfpite one half the convicls, and recommend « them to Royal Mercy." * , THE Roman... | |
| Patrick Colquhoun - 1797 - عدد الصفحات: 528
...through companion, «' will often forbear to profecute: Juries, through * Companion, will fometimes forget their oaths, and " either acquit the guilty or mitigate the nature of V the. offence :—and Judges, through companion, " will refpite one half the convifts, and recommend... | |
| Robert John Thornton - 1799 - عدد الصفحات: 852
...injured, through compaffion, will often forbear to profecute; juries, through compaffion, will fometimes forget their oaths, and either acquit the guilty or...mitigate the nature of the offence ; and judges, through compaffion, will refpite one half of the convi£ts, and recommend them to the royal mercy. — Among... | |
| Patrick Colquhoun - 1800 - عدد الصفحات: 734
...consequence of this severity, (to use the words of an admired Writer,) " The injured, through " compassion, " compassion, will often forbear to prosecute : Juries,...the " nature of the offence : and Judges, through com" passion, will respite one half the convicts, and " recommend them to Royal Mercy."* The Roman... | |
| William Blackstone - 1800 - عدد الصفحات: 620
...through compaffion, will often forbear to pro- [19 3 fecute : juries, through cotnpaffion, will fometimes forget their oaths, and either acquit the guilty or...mitigate the nature of the offence : and judges, through compaffion, will refpite one half of the convicts,' and recommend them to the • Sp. L. b. 6. c. 16.... | |
| 1821 - عدد الصفحات: 608
...list, instead of diminishing, increases the number <>f offenders. The injured, through compassion, will forbear to prosecute ; juries, through compassion,...oaths, and either acquit the guilty, or mitigate the offence ; and judges, through compassion, will respite one-half of the convicts, and recommend them... | |
| 1804 - عدد الصفحات: 474
...the prevention of crimes. In consequence of this severity, (to use the words of an admired writer," The injured, through compassion, will often forbear...judges, through compassion, will respite one half the convicts, and recommend them to royal mercy." The Roman empire never flourished so much as during... | |
| Basil Montagu - 1809 - عدد الصفحات: 338
...admired writer,) "the injured, through compassion, will often to forbear prosecute : juries, throiigh compassion, will sometimes forget their oaths, and...judges, through compassion, will respite one half the convi6is, and recommend them to royal mercy."* The Roman empire never 'flourished so much as during... | |
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