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Quotes from Devit v. College of Dublin — William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper

d. 1723 England

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It is a general rule of Judgment, that a mischief should rather be admitted than an inconvenience.

Devit v. College of Dublin (1720)

I should have all manner of tenderness for the right of the College; they are nurseries of Religion and Learning, and therefore all donations for increase and augmentation of their revenue are to be liberally expounded.

Devit v. College of Dublin (1720)

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