 | 1838 - 596 pages
...finest of all is his allusion to the maxim of English law, that every man's House is his Castle. ' The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to...Crown. It may be frail — its roof may shake ' — the wind may blow through it — the storm may enter — the 4 rain may enter — but the King of England... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - American periodicals - 1838 - 604 pages
...Perhaps the finest of all his allusion to the maxim of English law, that every man's House is his Castle. 'The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to...Crown. It may be frail — its roof may shake— ¡-the wind may blow through it — the storm may enter — the rain may enter — but the King of England... | |
 | Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - Great Britain - 1839 - 488 pages
...of them all is his allusion to the maxim of English law, that every man's house is his castle. / " The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to/...all the forces of the Crown. It may be frail — its roofj i * There hangs BO much doubt upon the charge brought against Lord Chatham, of having himself... | |
 | Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - Great Britain - 1841 - 350 pages
...finest of all, is his allusion to the maxim of English law, that every man's house is his castle. " The poorest man, may, in his cottage, bid defiance to all the forces of the crown. It may be frail—its roof may shake—the wind may blow through it—the storm may enter—the rain may enter—but... | |
 | Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - Great Britain - 1845 - 510 pages
...finest of them all is his allusion to the maxim of English law, that every man's house is his castle. " The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to...crown. It may be frail — its roof may shake— the wind may blow through it — the storm may enter — the rain may enter— but the King of England... | |
 | Robert Conger Pell - Anecdotes - 1850 - 196 pages
...brilliant illustration of the celebrated maxim in English law, that every man's house is his castle: "The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to...crown. It may be frail ; its roof may shake ; the wind may blow through it; the storm may enter; the rain may enter — but the king of England cannot... | |
 | Catherine Sinclair - 1851 - 420 pages
...Parliament made a fine allusion once to the maxim of English law, that every man's house is his castle : " The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to...Crown. It may be frail — its roof may shake — the wind may blow through it — the storm may enter — the rain may enter — but the King of England... | |
 | Chauncey Allen Goodrich - Great Britain - 1852 - 968 pages
...down to us. containing one of the finest bursts of his eloquence. " The poorest man in his cottage may bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown. It may be frail; its roof may shake ; the wind may blow through it; the storm may enter it; but the King of England can not enter it.' All his... | |
 | Chauncey Allen Goodrich - Great Britain - 1852 - 976 pages
...down to us. containing one of the finest bursts of his eloquence. " The poorest man in his cottage may bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown. It may be frail ; its roof may shake ; the wind may blow through it ; the storm may enter it ; but the King of England can not enter it ! All... | |
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The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the crown. It may be frail — its roof may shake — the wind may blow through it — the storm may enter — the rain may enter — but the King of England cannot enter !— all his... 
