 | James Burgh - 1775 - 540 pages
...human, but in diredt contradiction to the laws both of God and man; and therefore the law has juflly fixed the crime and punishment of murder on them, and on their feconds. Yet it requires fuch a degree of paffive valour to combat the dread of even undeferved contempt,... | |
 | George Buist - 1809 - 350 pages
...creatures; " without any warrant or authority from any " power either divine or human, but in di" rect contradiction to the laws both of God " and man ;...law has justly " fixed the crime and punishment of mur«« deron them, and on their seconds also." It is the common language of the duellist to say that... | |
 | Massachusetts, William Charles White - 1810 - 208 pages
...and concerted schemes to do him some bodily harm. This takes in the case of deliberate duelling, when both parties meet avowedly with an intent to murder....punishment of murder on them, and on their seconds also. By statute it is enacted, that if any person shall volun.,,.,. ,, , , , Stat.1R04,e.l2S,s.«. tanly... | |
 | Sir William BLACKSTONE, Vincent WANOSTROCHT - 1823 - 872 pages
...takes in the case of deliberate duelling, where both parties meet avowedly with an intent to murder: and therefore the law has justly fixed the crime and...punishment of murder on them, and on their seconds also. Also, if even upon a sudden provocation one beats another in a cruel and unusual manner, so that he... | |
 | Sir William Blackstone - 1825 - 576 pages
...and claiming it as their right, to wanton with their own lives and those of their fellow-creatures ; without any warrant or authority from any power either...punishment of murder, on them, and on their seconds also z. Yet it requires such a degree of passive valour to combat the dread of even undeserved contempt,... | |
 | sir William Blackstone - 1825 - 584 pages
...and claiming it as their right, to wanton with their own lives and those of their fellow-creatures ; without any warrant or authority from any power either...punishment of murder, on them, and on their seconds also z. Yet it requires such a degree of passive valour to combat the dread of even undeserved contempt,... | |
 | Daniel Davis - 1828 - 522 pages
...Cheats." DUELLING. DELIBERATE duelling is, where both parties meet avowedly with intent to murder ; and therefore the law has justly fixed the crime and punishment of murder upon those who engage in it, and upon their seconds. J This practice is pursued in some parts of this... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 820 pages
...Such is the case of deliberate duelling, where both parties meet avowedly with an intent to murder, and therefore the law has justly fixed the crime and punishment of murder on them, and also on their seconds ; and the crime is the same although committed under provocation of charges,... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 418 pages
...Such is the case of deliberate duellins, ivber; both paities meet avowedly with an intent to murder, and therefore the law has justly fixed the crime and punishment of murder on them. in. also on their seconds ; and the crime is the sane although committed under provocation of charra,... | |
 | Egerton Smith - 1831 - 656 pages
...or authority from any power, either divine or human, but in direct contradiction to the laws of both God and man ; and, therefore, the law has justly fixed...punishment of murder on them and on their seconds also.' " "Pray, tell me, my good friend, (said Ferdinand,) is there any modern nation amongst whom the practice... | |
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... without any warrant or authority from any power either divine or human, but in direct contradiction to the laws both of God and man; and therefore the law has justly fixed the crime and punishment of murder on them, and on their seconds also... 
