 | James Boswell - 1860 - 496 pages
...must be from reasoning, must be from your supposing your arguments to be weak and inconclusive. But, Sir, that is not enough. An argument which does not...judge ; and you are not to be confident in your own opinion that a cause is bad, but to say " Amidst thetoils of this returning year. When senator* and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1867 - 158 pages
...must be from reasoning, must be from your supposing your arguments to be weak and inconclusive. But, sir, that is not enough. An argument which does not...it : and if it does convince him, why, then, sir, your are wrong, and he is right. It is his business to judge ; and you are not to "be confident in... | |
 | The North American Review.VOL.CXII. - 1871 - 506 pages
...must be from reasoning, must be from your supposing your arguments to be weak and inconclusive. But, sir, that is not enough. An argument which does not...judge ; and you are not to be confident in your own opinion that a cause is bad, but to say all you can for your client, and then hear the judge's opinion.... | |
 | 1871 - 494 pages
...must be from reasoning, must be from your supposing your arguments to be 'weak and inconclusive. But, sir, that is not enough. An argument which does not...judge ; and you are not to be confident in your own opinion that a cause is bad, but to say all you can for your client, and then hear the judge's opinion.... | |
 | 1872 - 384 pages
...must be from reasoning, must be from your supposing your arguments to be weak ami inconclusive But, sir, that is not enough. An argument which does not...it, and if it does convince him, why, then, sir, you nro wrong and he is right. It is his business to judge, and you are not to be confident in your own... | |
 | James Boswell - 1874 - 602 pages
...must be from reasoning, must be from your supposing your arguments to be weak and inconclusive. But, Sir, that is not enough. An argument which does not...judge ; and you are not to be confident in your own opinion that a cause is bad, but to say all you can for your client, and then hear the Judge's opinion."... | |
 | ALEXANDER MAIN - 1874 - 484 pages
...must be from reasoning, must be from your supposing your arguments to be weak and inconclusive. But, Sir, that is not enough. An argument which does not...judge; and you are not to be confident in your own opinion that a cause is bad, but to say all you can for your client, and then hear the judge's opinion."—BOSWELL... | |
 | James Boswell - 1880 - 488 pages
...must be from reasoning, must be from your supposing your arguments to be weak .and inconclusive. But, Sir, that is not enough. An argument which does not...it ; and if it does convince him, why, then, Sir, yon are wrong, and he is right. It is his business to judge ; and you are not to be confident in your... | |
 | James Paterson - 1882 - 546 pages
...must be from reasoning, must be from your supposing your arguments to be weak aud inconclusive. But, sir, that is not enough. An argument which does not...judge : and you are not to be confident in your own opinion that a cause is bad, but to say all you can for your client, and then hear the judge's opinion."... | |
 | James Boswell - 1884 - 742 pages
...must be from reasoning, must be from your supposing your arguments to be weak and inconclusive. But, Sir, that is not enough. An argument which does not...judge ; and you are not to be confident in your own opinion that a cause is bad, but to say all you can for your client, and then hear the judge's opinion.... | |
| |
... supposing your arguments to be weak and inconclusive. But, sir, that is not enough. An argument which does not convince yourself may convince the judge to whom you urge it; and if it does convince him, why then, sir, you are wrong and he is right.... 
