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" ... that law was better adapted for a weapon of tyranny in the hands of the rich, than for a shield to protect the humbler part of the community against their usurpations. "
Adventures of Caleb Williams - Pagina 120
door William Godwin - 1831 - 231 pagina’s
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Things as They Are, Or, The Adventures of Caleb Williams, Volume 1

William Godwin - 1794 - 306 pagina’s
...avoid(d, noiwithftanding the injuries he had fuffered, attempting to right himfelf by a legal procefs, being of opinion that law was better adapted for a...Shield to protect the humbler part of the community againft their ufurpations. In this laft inftance however he conceived that the offence was fo atrocious...
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Monthly Review; Or New Literary Journal

1794 - 614 pagina’s
...apologies are put into mouths of profeflional robbers, without any adequate refutation. Law is i.'.ii to be better adapted for a weapon of tyranny in the hands of the rich, than for a (hield to protect the humble part of the community againft their ufurpation. Caleb Williams thinks...
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Things as They are: Or, The Adventures of Caleb Williams, Volume 1

William Godwin - 1816 - 320 pagina’s
...by this event, and he at length succeeded in tracing the matter so accurately, that he conceived ie could bring it home to Mr. Tyrrel himself. Hawkins...instance however he conceived that the offence was so atro. cious, as to make it impossible that any rank could protect the culprit against the severity...
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Things as They Are; Or, The Singular Adventures of Caleb Williams

William Godwin - 1823 - 372 pagina’s
...Tyrrel himself. Hawkins had hitherto carefully avoided, notwithstanding the injuries he had suffered, attempting to right himself by legal process, being...tyranny in the hands of the rich, than for a shield to proiect the bumbler part of the community against their usurpations. In this last instance however...
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The Adventures of Caleb Williams: Or, Things as They are

William Godwin - 1832 - 964 pagina’s
...the utter destruction of the crop. These expedients, however, applied to onlyone part of the propery of this unfortunate man. But Mr. Tyrrel did not stop...make it impossible that any rank could protect the culprif against the severity of justice. In the sequel, he sawreason to applaud himself for his former...
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Fragment AM 315e of the older Gulathing law: from an old ..., Volume 13

George Tobias Flom - 1928 - 532 pagina’s
...Williams. That, however, does not concern us here. */«</., p. I. " Ibid., p. 133. * Ibid., p. 151. of tyranny in the hands of the rich, than for a shield...protect the humbler part of the community against their usurpations."87 On first learning of Falkland's murder of Tyrrel, Caleb Williams had no desire to betray...
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The History, from 1700 to 1800, of English Criticism of Prose Fiction

Joseph Bunn Heidler - 1928 - 196 pagina’s
...composed Caleb Williams. That, however, does not concern us here. 86 Ibid., p. 133. 88 Ibid., p. 151. of tyranny in the hands of the rich, than for a shield...protect the humbler part of the community against their usurpations."87 On first learning of Falkland's murder of Tyrrel, Caleb Williams had no desire to betray...
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William Godwin

Peter H. Marshall - 1984 - 518 pagina’s
...ruined and have his son imprisoned by his new landlord Tyrrel. His case demonstrates only too well that 'law was better adapted for a weapon of tyranny...protect the humbler part of the community against their usurpations'.38 lt is moreover the existing distribution'of wealth which forces men of energy and integrity...
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