Anyone seised of land to the use or trust of other persons by reason of a will or conveyance shall be held to have lawful seisin and possession of the land, because by common law, land is not Devisable by will or testament, yet land has been so conveyed, which has deprived married men of their courtesy, women of their dower, the king of the lands of persons attainted, the king of a year's profits from felons' lands, and lords of their escheats.
"Our Legal Heritage, 4th Ed."
S. A. Reilly
True liberty is not to be virtually secured by any framework of rules and limitations, Devisable only by statecraft.
"Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862"
Adam Gurowski
It surely seemed to me that I had reached that summit, that I had reached my limit, and that there was no higher lift Devisable for me.
"Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete The Personal And Literary Life Of Samuel Langhorne Clemens"
Albert Bigelow Paine Last Updated: February 20, 2009