Modern Eloquence, Volume 10Thomas Brackett Reed G.L. Shuman & Company, 1901 |
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Page 42
... courts , he quoted in presence of court and jury the proverb , " Cast not thy pearls before swine . " As he arose to sum up , having been somewhat nettled at the repeated rulings of the court against him , the judge facetiously remarked ...
... courts , he quoted in presence of court and jury the proverb , " Cast not thy pearls before swine . " As he arose to sum up , having been somewhat nettled at the repeated rulings of the court against him , the judge facetiously remarked ...
Page 45
... court . " " Why , Judge , " said the offender , are not in session . " " This court , " responded the judge , thor- oughly irritated , " is always in session , and consequently al- ways an object of contempt ! " 66 you Long - Distance ...
... court . " " Why , Judge , " said the offender , are not in session . " " This court , " responded the judge , thor- oughly irritated , " is always in session , and consequently al- ways an object of contempt ! " 66 you Long - Distance ...
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... Court in Massachu- setts , that when he got to be aged , and the bar desired to have him withdraw from the bench ... Court . - A lawyer was once pleading a case that brought tears into the jurors ' eyes , and every one gave up the case ...
... Court in Massachu- setts , that when he got to be aged , and the bar desired to have him withdraw from the bench ... Court . - A lawyer was once pleading a case that brought tears into the jurors ' eyes , and every one gave up the case ...
Contents
STATESMEN AND POLITICIANS | 27 |
BENCH AND BAR | 41 |
DOCTOR AND PATIENT | 61 |
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