 | Henry Fielding - Brigands and robbers - 1751 - 244 pages
...or that the Law in puniftiing Theft with Death proceeds (as perhaps a private Perfon fometimes may) with any View to Vengeance. The Terror of the Example is the only Thing propofed, and one Man is facrificed to the Prefervation of Thoufands. If therefore the Terror of this Example is removed (as... | |
 | Henry Fielding - 1783 - 412 pages
...' ! death INCREASE OF ROBBERS, &c. 38I death proceeds (as perhaps a private perfon fometinics may) with any view to vengeance. The terror, of the example is the only thing propofed, and one man is lacrificed to the prefervation of thpufands. ,.. If therefore the terror of this. example is removed... | |
 | Henry Fielding, Arthur Murphy - 1806 - 484 pages
...or that the law in punishing theft with death proceeds (as perhaps a private person sometimes may) with any view to vengeance. The terror of the example is the only thing proposed, and one man is sacrificed to the preservation of thousands. If therefore the terror of this... | |
 | Henry Fielding, Leslie Stephen - 1882 - 448 pages
...or that the law in punishing theft with death proceeds (as perhaps a private person sometimes may) with any view to vengeance. The terror of the example is the only thing proposed, and one man is sacrificed to the preservation of thousands. If therefore the terror of this... | |
 | Henry Fielding - 1882 - 442 pages
...or that the law in punishing theft with death proceeds (as perhaps a private person sometimes may) with any view to vengeance. The terror of the example is the only thing proposed, and one man is sacrificed to the preservation of thousands. If therefore the terror of this... | |
 | Henry Fielding, William Ernest Henley - English literature - 1902 - 318 pages
...or that the law in punishing theft with death proceeds (as perhaps a private person sometimes may) with any view to vengeance. The terror of the example is the only thing proposed, and one man is sacrificed to the preservation of thousands. If therefore the terror of this... | |
 | Henry Fielding - 1903 - 514 pages
...or that the law in punishing theft with death proceeds (as perhaps a private person sometimes may) with any view to vengeance. The terror of the example is the only thing proposed, and one man is sacrificed to the preservation of thousands. If therefore the terror of this... | |
 | Lincoln B. Faller - Biography & Autobiography - 1987 - 378 pages
...an equal Consideration," Fielding denies "that the Law in punishing theft with Death proceeds . . . with any View to Vengeance. The terror of the Example is the only Thing proposed, and one Man is sacrificed to the Preservation of Thousands." Then Fielding goes on to clinch... | |
 | Henry Fielding - Social Science - 1988 - 466 pages
...or that the Law in punishing Theft with Death proceeds (as perhaps a private Person sometimes may) with any View to Vengeance. The Terror of the Example is the only Thing proposed, and one Man is sacrificed to the Preservation of Thousands.3 If therefore the Terror of this... | |
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No man indeed of common humanity or common sense can think the life of a man and a few shillings to be of an equal consideration, or that the law in punishing theft with death proceeds (as perhaps a private person sometimes may) with any view to vengeance.... 