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30 July 1805 Evidence Introd
30 July 1805

Evidence

Introd. Jurisprud.

Ch. III Lawyer's Art

''. 2 1. Common [...?]

This panegyric enough to contain in it in pretention [?] the matter of about 20,000 eloquius all possible by so simple a precept as that of bringing the changes upon the ends of it. composed by the ingenius Jesuit for the Blessed Virgin might equally have served for the God of the English lawyers idolatry /the English lawyer/, and saved him a world of trouble: or rather /at least/ of that sort of existence /energy/ which might be placed to the account of trouble, the occupation of [...?] so sweet a strain as Great is Diana of the specious[?] could be [...?] to have been matter of truth to one [...?] jesuit /[...?] priests/.

The list as above exhibited // of its vices might, by so simple a rule as that of antitheses be made to afford /serve/ for a current catalogue of those its virtues.

In this case, as in that of Louis the 14th oppressed as it was the fortune /lot/ of that Monarch to be with the load of his own virtues, the only difficulty that would remain would be to determine to which of all these virtues the preference or [...?] was /is/ due. The modesty of that hero stopped the prize that was about to have been offered by his corps of panegyrists unlike his favourite academy of / /. On the part of the body the members of which enjoy in England the exclusive title of learned gentlemen, no such prize one may venture to pronounce would meet with any such obstacle.

As to the solution of the problem it might indeed experience some difficulty, unless a solution might be found for the difficulty to the principle /spirit/ of the well known catch.

Which is the properest day to drink? Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday Wednesday, Thursday Friday Saturday, Sunday Monday - thence ad infinitum on the joint plan of a circulate and a [...?].
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