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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

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Sir Edward Coke. (1552–1634)

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The gladsome light of jurisprudence.

First Institute.

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Reason is the life of the law; nay, the common law itself is nothing else but reason…. The law, which is perfection of reason. 1

First Institute.

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For a man’s house is his castle, et domus sua cuique tutissimum refugium. 2

Third Institute. Page 162.

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The house of every one is to him as his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence as for his repose.

Semayne’s Case, 5 Rep. 91.

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They (corporations) cannot commit treason, nor be outlawed nor
excommunicate, for they have no souls.

Case of Sutton’s Hospital, 10 Rep. 32.

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Magna Charta is such a fellow that he will have no sovereign.

Debate in the Commons, May 17, 1628.

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Six hours in sleep, in law’s grave study six,
Four spend in prayer, the rest on Nature fix. 3

Translation of lines quoted by Coke.

George Peele. (1558?–1597?)

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    His golden locks time hath to silver turned;
  O time too swift! O swiftness never ceasing!
His youth ’gainst time and age hath ever spurned,
  But spurned in vain; youth waneth by encreasing.

Sonnet. Polyhymnia.

Note 1.
Let us consider the reason of the case. For nothing is law that is not reason.—Sir John Powell: Coggs vs. Bernard, 2 Ld. Raym. Rep. p. 911. [back]

Note 2.
Pandects, lib. ii. tit. iv. De in Jus vocando. [back]

Note 3.
Seven hours to law, to soothing slumber seven;
Ten to the world allot, and all to heaven.
Sir William Jones. [back]

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