"But where that cannot be had, it is fit that Justice and Charity should so far overrule mens actions, that every man may not be carryed in matter of contract, by the sway of his owne unreasonable will, and be free to carve for himselfe as he lists of the buyers purse: every man hath a bird in his bosome that sings to him another note."
— Hall, Joseph (1574-1656)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed by R.H. and J.G.
Date
1654
Metaphor
"But where that cannot be had, it is fit that Justice and Charity should so far overrule mens actions, that every man may not be carryed in matter of contract, by the sway of his owne unreasonable will, and be free to carve for himselfe as he lists of the buyers purse: every man hath a bird in his bosome that sings to him another note."
Metaphor in Context
It were an happy thing, if as it is in some other well ordered nations, there were a certaine regulation of the prices of all commodities by publique authority, the wisdome whereof knows how to rise and fall according to the necessity of the occasion; so as the buyer might be secured from injury, and the seller restrained from a lawlesse oppression. But where that cannot be had, it is fit that Justice and Charity should so far overrule mens actions, that every man may not be carryed in matter of contract, by the sway of his owne unreasonable will, and be free to carve for himselfe as he lists of the buyers purse: every man hath a bird in his bosome that sings to him another note.
(pp. 17-18)
(pp. 17-18)
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Citation
Hall, Joseph (1574-1656). Cases of Conscience Practically Resolved. 3rd edition. London: Printed by R.H. and J.G., 1654. <Link to EEBO>
Date of Entry
01/13/2010
