every land has its own law

every land has its own law

a 1628 J. CARMICHAELL Proverbs in Scots no. 469 Everie land hes the laich.

1721 J. KELLY Scottish Proverbs 92 Every land hath its own Laugh, and every Corn its own Caff [chaff]. Every Country hath its own Laws, Customs, and Usages.

1916 British Weekly 2 Nov. 84 ‘Every land’, says the old Scottish proverb, ‘has its ain lauch.’ And every class has its own mode of thought and expression.


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