...relationship between landlord and tenant. Mr. PHOS. HODGSON gave his support to the bill. It hid been said that every man had a right to do what he liked with his own ; but the country had a right to be governed in i way that would be to the best interests of its inhabitants....

...practice as he could by no means reconcile it to his mind to follow. There had been an old adage, " that every man had a right to do what he liked with his own." — Though true, in most other instances, it was clear it was not so as respected the use which a Member...

...principles of right and justice are therein involved. The time is gone by when the old doctrine, " that a man had a right to do what he liked with his own," is held to be true, either as regards individuals or Governments. A man or a Government has only a...

...the Attorney-General's Bill for abolishing forfeiture for treason and felony. places, on the ground that " every man had a right to do what he liked with his own." We hear now — nearly .a quarter of a century after the great battle of reform was fought— of business...

...nothing but talk of the matter ; the fire of contention was lighted, and no one could guess the issue. On the other side, the worthy magistrate and his sons...was printed and published : — ENGLISHMEN, PROTECT YOUR VESTED BIGHTS ! ! To the Inhabitants of the Village of SpicKlehurst. GENTLEMEN, A base attempt...

...remember spread dismay and consternation among the orthodox descendants of the authors of the maxim that " every man had a right to do what he liked with his own," which bequeathed to us the inheritance of the Crowbar Brigade* and the Rathcormac massacre. Even in...

...transferring his property through Beenie Pryde and Maggie Craig to the Mackinnons. Tam had considered that the man had a right to do what he liked with his own, and that Tam's unfortunate father had justly forfeited any claim of kinship. On the whole, Tam had...

...conflicts the stronger despoiled the weaker. As regarded infanticide, no one thought anything about it ; every man had a right to do what he liked with his children, either born or those about to be born. Theft was the greatest crime. Sometimes the culprit,...

...condemn Mr. Anderson for making these loans as his mother did; he was even willing to allow that a man had a right to do what he liked with his own, even if he had a grand-nephew to provide for, especially one who was not entirely dependent upon him,...