 | English literature - 1811 - 600 pages
...in the literal sense of the words ; — if it was meant, that, to protect a man from punishment he must be in such a state of prostrated intellect as...was married ; or$ if a father, could not remember that he had children ; nor know the road to his house, nor his property in it— then no such madness... | |
 | 1811 - 546 pages
...the literal sense of the words; 4 — if it was meant, that, to protect a man frum punishment he ' must be in such a state of prostrated intellect as, not to know * his i 'an ic, nor his condition, nor his relation towards others — * that* if a husband, he should not... | |
 | Thomas Erskine Baron Erskine - Forensic orations - 1812 - 278 pages
...in the literal sense of the words : — if it was meant, that, to protect a man from punishment, he must be in such a state of prostrated intellect, as...was married ; or, if a father, could not remember that he had children ; nor know the road to his house, nor his property in it — then no such madness... | |
 | Enos Bronson - Literature, Modern - 1812 - 556 pages
...literal sense of the words ; — if it was meant, that, to protect a man from punishment he must lie in such a state of prostrated intellect as not to...was married ; or, if a father, could not remember that he had children ; nor know the road to his house, nor his property in it — then no such madness... | |
 | Thomas Erskine Baron Erskine - Forensic orations - 1812 - 282 pages
...in the literal sens* <>f the words : — if it was meant, that, to protect a man from punishment, he must be in such a state of prostrated intellect, as...-that if a husband, he should not know he was married ; on, if a father, could not remember that he had children ; nor know the road to his house, nor his... | |
 | James Ridgway - Freedom of the press - 1812 - 282 pages
...taken in the literal sense Of the words:—if it was meant, that, to protect a man from punishment, he must be in such a state of prostrated intellect, as...name, nor his condition, nor his relation towards others—that if a husband, he should not know he was married ; 6r^ if a father, could not remember... | |
 | Thomas Erskine Baron Erskine - Forensic orations - 1813 - 278 pages
...taken in the literal sense of the words:—if it was mean that, to protect aTnan from punishment, he must be. .in such a state of prostrated intellect,...name, nor his condition, nor his relation towards others—that if a husband, he should not know he was married; or, if a father, could not remember... | |
 | Thomas Erskine Baron Erskine - Freedom of the press - 1813 - 634 pages
...taken in the literal sense of the words :—if it was meant, that, to protect a man from punishment, he must be in such a state of prostrated intellect, as...name, nor his condition, nor his relation towards others—that if a husband, he should not know he was married ; or, if a father, could not remember... | |
 | Joseph Chitty - Anatomy - 1836 - 560 pages
...be taken in the literal sense of the words, if it was meant that to protect a man from punishment he must be in such a state of prostrated intellect as not to know lus name nor his condition, nor his relation towards others; that, if a husband, he should riot know... | |
 | Daniel MACNAUGHTON - 1843 - 96 pages
...taken in the literal sense of the words — if it was meant that, to protect a man from punishment, he must be in such a state of prostrated intellect as...was married ; or, if a father, could not remember that he had children, nor know the road to his house, nor his property in it — then no such madness... | |
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If a total deprivation of memory was intended by these great lawyers to be taken in the literal sense of the words — if it was meant, that, to protect a man from punishment, he must be in such a state of prostrated intellect, as not to know his name,... 
