 | 1825 - 312 pages
...Thomas Dutton, devolved to the Lord Gerard, of Gerard Bronily, in Staffordshire. THE GOOD ADVOCATE. He is one that will not plead that cause wherein his...by his conscience. It is the praise of the Spanish souldier, that, (whilst all other nations are mercenary, and for money will serve on any side,) he... | |
 | Thomas Fuller - 1831 - 340 pages
...often to die far off, at great distance, which were all born in the same place. THE GOOD ADVOCATE. HE is one that will not plead that cause, wherein...sovereign truth, plainly appearing to his conscience. He not only hears but examines his client, and pincheth the cause, where he fears it is foundered.... | |
 | George Putnam - 1834 - 452 pages
...reminds us of what Thomas Fuller, an old English writer, says in his definition of a good advocate : "He is one that will not plead that cause wherein his tongue must be confuted by his conscience. He is more careful to deserve than greedy to take fees, and accounts the very pleading of a poor widow's... | |
 | Alexander Young - 1838 - 728 pages
...reminds us of what Thomas Fuller, an old English writer, says in his definition of a good advocate : " He is one that will not plead that cause wherein his tongue must be confuted by his conscience. He is more careful to deserve than greedy to take fees, and accounts the very pleading of a poor widow's... | |
 | Thomas Fuller - 1840 - 420 pages
...die far off, at great distance, which were all born in the same place. XVI.— THE GOOD ADVOCATE. | HE is one that will not plead that cause wherein his...sovereign truth, plainly appearing to his conscience. 1 . He not only hears but examines his client, and pincheth the cause where he fears it is foundered.... | |
 | Thomas Fuller - 1841 - 494 pages
...AND CHARACTERS. THE HOLY STATE. THE SECOND BOOK. CHAPTER I. THE GOOD ADVOCATE.' HE is one that mil not plead that cause wherein his tongue must be confuted...— he will never fight against his own king ; nor mil our advocate, against the sovereign truth plainly appearing to his conscience. MAXIM I. He not... | |
 | Thomas Fuller - 1841 - 496 pages
...AND CHARACTERS. THE HOLY STATE. THE SECOND BOOK. CHAPTER I. THE GOOD ADVOCATE.* HE is one that mil not plead that cause wherein his tongue must be confuted...conscience. It is the praise of the Spanish soldier, that—whilst all other nations are mercenary, and for money will serve on any side—he will never... | |
 | Katherine Thomson, Mrs. A. T. Thomson - 1844 - 978 pages
...the proffered consultation, to which Lord Castlemaine never had courage again to refer. CHAPTER XIV. He is one that will not plead that cause wherein his tongue must be confuted by his conscience. FULLER. THE good sense, magnanimity, or perhaps policy of King William, aided by his Queen, had now... | |
 | William Melmoth - 1849 - 416 pages
...Good Advocate," from Fuller's Holy State, published in 1648. [See post, Index, tide Thomas Fuller.] " He is one that will not plead that cause wherein his...by his conscience. It is the praise of the Spanish souldier : li t (whilst all other nations are mercenary, and for money will serve on any side) he will... | |
 | Thomas Fuller - 1864 - 334 pages
...often to die far off, at great distance, which were all born in the same place. THE GOOD ADVOCATE. TTE is one that will not plead that cause -*-*- wherein...sovereign truth plainly appearing to his conscience. He not only hears but examines his client, and pincheth the cause where he fears it is foundered. For... | |
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THE GOOD ADVOCATE. HE is one that will not plead that cause, wherein his tongue must be confuted by his conscience. It is the praise of the Spanish soldier, that, whilst all other nations are mercenary, and for money will serve on any side, he will never... 
