“In the eye of the law no doubt, man and wife are for many purposes one: but that is a strong figurative expression, and cannot be so dealt with as that all the consequences must follow which would result from its being literally true.” MenEyeLawPurposeStrongResultsDoubtWifeExpressionConsequenceNo Doubt Author:William Henry Maule
“"As the crow flies" - a popular and picturesque expression to denote a straight line.” LinesExpressionCrowStraight LinesPicturesque Author:William Henry Maule