 Boswell sent all round the town to attorneys for books that might enable him to distinguish himself — but in vain. He moved, however, for the writ, making the best use he could of the observations in the brief. The judge was perfectly astonished, and...  The North British Review - Page 2341845Full view - About this book
 | Horace Twiss - Judges - 1844 - 428 pages
...granting it to the judge, before whom he was to move. Boswell sent all round the town to attorneys for books, that might enable him to distinguish himself — but in vain. He moved, however, for the'writ, making the best use he could of the observations in the brief. The judge was perfectly astonished,... | |
 | Samuel Owen - Law - 1846 - 494 pages
...granting it to the judge, before whom he was to move. Boswell sent all round the town to attorneys for books, that might enable him to distinguish himself...any of you gentlemen at the bar able to explain this V The bar laughed. At last one of them said, ' My lord, Mr. Boswell last night ad/trr.iit pavimento.... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - Great Britain - 1851 - 566 pages
...granting it, to the Judge before whom he was to move. Boswell sent all round the town to attorneys for books that might enable him to distinguish himself...writ, making the best use he could of the observations P 1781 1 in me ^ief. '^ne Judge was perfectly astonished, L • • " "J and tne audience amazed. —... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - Great Britain - 1851 - 560 pages
...granting it, to the Judge before whom he was to move. Boswell sent all round the town to attorneys for books that might enable him to distinguish himself...writ, making the best use he could of the observations f 1781 1 *n ^ie <krief. The Judge was perfectly astonished, ^ ' D* *J and the audience amazed. —... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - Great Britain - 1860 - 266 pages
...granting it to the judge before whom he was to move." Boswell sent all round the town to attorneys for books that might enable him to distinguish him•self,...heard of such a writ : what can it be that adheres pavimenio? Are any of you gentlemen at the bar able to explain this ?" The bar laughed. At last one... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - Electronic journals - 1860 - 858 pages
...granting it, to the judge before whom he was to move." Boswell sent all round the town 'to attorneys for books, that might enable him to distinguish himself...— but in vain. He moved, however, for the writ, mafing the besl use he could of the observations in the brief. The judge was perfectly astonished,... | |
 | American literature - 1860 - 1002 pages
...granting it, to the judge before whom he was to move." Boswell sent nil round the town to attorneys for books, that might enable him to distinguish himself — but in vain, lie moved, however, for the writ, making the liest use he could of the observations in the brief. The... | |
 | John Timbs - Anecdotes - 1864 - 374 pages
...granting it to the judge, before whom he was to move. Boswell sent all round the town to attorneys for books, that might enable him to distinguish himself,...such a writ — what can it be that adheres pavimento 1 — Are any of you gentlemen at the Bar able to explain this V The Bar laughed. At last one of them... | |
 | David Laing Purves - Law - 1868 - 208 pages
...granting it to the judge, before whom he was to move. Boswell sent all round the town to attorneys for books, that might enable him to distinguish himself;...such a writ; what can it be that adheres pavimento f Are any of you gentlemen at the bar able to explain this ?' The Bar laughed. At last, one of them... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - England - 1869 - 410 pages
...granting it, to the judge before whom he was to move." Boswell sent all round the town to attorneys for books that might enable him to distinguish himself...heard of such a writ — what can it be that adheres pai'imento ? Are any of you gentlemen at the bar able to explain this ? " The bar laughed. At last... | |
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