Mr. Attorney, — I thought best once for all, to let you know in plainness what I find of you, and what you shall find of me. You take to yourself a liberty to disgrace and disable my law, my experience, my discretion. The Wit and Wisdom of the Bench and Bar - Page 165by Frederick Charles Moncreiff - 1882 - 192 pagesFull view - About this book
| Francis Bacon - 1819 - 616 pages
...reading. ' i LXXXV. A Letter of expostulation, to Sir ED- ju WARD COKE, attorney-general. Mr. Attorney, I THOUGHT best, once for all, to let you know in plainness...I am one that knows both mine own wants and other mens ; and it may be, perchance, that mine mend, when others stand at a stay. And surely I may not... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 616 pages
...of expostulation, to Sir ED- R aw iey's WARD COKE, attorney-general. ' i R«> Mr. A ttorney, •' I THOUGHT best, once for all, to let you know in plainness...law, my experience, my discretion. What it pleaseth you,.I pray, think of me: I am one that knows both mine own wants and other mens; and it may be, perchance,... | |
| Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1823 - 402 pages
...much bitterness, and in the spirit of one who considers himself injured. " I thought best," says he, " once for all, to let you know in plainness what I...and disable my law, my experience, my discretion. * * * You are great, and therefore have the more enviers, which would be glad to have you paid at another's... | |
| 1821 - 526 pages
...eitracting. H is contained in Bacon's Works, vol. iii, p. 234, and is as follows : ' Mr Attorney, ' I thought best, once for all, to let you know in plainness what I find •fyou, and what you shall find of me. You take to yourself a liberty to disgrace and disable my law,... | |
| Lucy Aikin - 1822 - 434 pages
...best, once for all, to let you know in plainness what I find of you, and what you shall find of me, to take to yourself a liberty to disgrace and disable...you I pray think of me ; I am one that knows both my own wants and other men's, and it may be perchance that mine mend, others stand at a stay. And surely... | |
| Lucy Aikin - 1822 - 434 pages
...expostulation, which well explains the relative situation of the parties : " Mr. Attorney, — I thought it best, once for all, to let you know in plainness what I find of you, and what you shall find of me, to take to yourself a liberty to disgrace and disable my law, my experience, my discretion: what it... | |
| Henry Southern - 1823 - 398 pages
...much bitterness, and in the spirit of one who considers himself injured. " I thought best," says he, " once for all, to let you know in plainness what I...and disable my law, my experience, my discretion. * * * You are great, and therefore have the more enviers, which would be glad to have you paid at another's... | |
| 1823 - 804 pages
...sir Edward, then attorney-general, is preserved by Miss Aikin : — " Mr. Attorney,— I thought it best, once for all, to let you know in plainness what I find of you, and what you shall find of me, to take to yourself a liberty to disgrace and disable my law, my experience, my discretion : what it... | |
| 1825 - 320 pages
...best, once for all, to let you know in plainness what I find of you, and what you shall find of me, to take to yourself a liberty to disgrace and disable...you I pray think of me ; I am one that knows both my cwu wants and other men's, and it may be perchance that while mine mend, others stand at a stay.... | |
| 1825 - 318 pages
...best, once for all, to let you know in plainness what I find of you, and what you shall find of me, to take to yourself a liberty to disgrace and disable...law, my experience, my discretion : what it pleaseth yon I pray think of me ; I am one that knows both my own wants and other men's, and it may_ be perchance... | |
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