Law
(Golder Project subject term)
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Signs of the Times in 1853 in The New Zealand Survey
- they rather / Display their genius in the wrong, / Browbeating justice, ’gainst a long
- Some petifoggers long will draw / Their faces, while the ambiguous law / Expounding; while their versions bland / As genuine,—having full command / Of smoothest terms—they’d down one’s throat / Well butter’d cram!—And, sure, why not? / They see their interests are affected;— / Besides,—(what must not be neglected)— / Promotion, with increase of fees, / Lies that way, well to be respected,
- Or if our legislators will, / When they begin to try their skill / At making laws, be like some rooks, / Who favour best themselves!—or books / In babies’ hands, turn’d upside down / When feigningly they lessons con; / Or if, when in some hot dispute, / They either will themselves confute / Instead of fierce opponents; or / Give cause to lengthen out a war / Of opposite opinions, more / Than needful, to clear up some point,— / Though simple, yet with knotty joint, / Grown harder, as ’tis clad with words,
- Might from their brains unfittingly / Some selfish crotchet fondly draw, / And next concoct it into law, / Which might prove worse than crocodile / Devouring of its dam!—
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The Death Warrant in The New Zealand Survey
- “Alas!” she sighed, while Justice stern / The duty urged as “must be done!” / While pity made her bosom yearn / O’er the poor captive’s fate undone! / “Must such be so?” she sighed, when press’d, / (The law would not evaded be) / As stirr’d the emotions of her breast, / The tears bedew’d the sad decree!
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In Memorium in The New Zealand Survey
- A gala day it was! from every spire / Rang loud aclaim, as echoing the joy / Of grateful hearts to Him who has the power / T’ award all vict’ries; sealing thus the fate / Of the disturber of each nation’s weal, / While forcing him from turmoils to retire!
- And now St. James’ Park a scene display’d / Of dazzling beauty, seldom to be seen, / As art and nature had become allied / In cheerfulness, opposed to all that’s sad! / The sun seem’d brighter in the azure sky, / And seem’d the grass to show a lovelier green; / For all felt gratitude to Him, who holds / The balance just of Power, dispensing right / The awards of justice to the fallen foe, / Of peace, as prelude to prosperity!
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Other Collections
The following collections may have holdings relevant to "Law":
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, which has entries for many prominent New Zealanders.
- Archives New Zealand, which has collections of maps, plans and posters; immigration passenger lists; and probate records.
- National Library of New Zealand, which has extensive collections of published material.
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, which has extensive holdings on the Auckland region and New Zealand military history.
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, which has strong holdings in Tāonga Māori, biological holotypes and New Zealand art.
- nzhistory.net.nz, from the History Group of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.