The poetical works of Sir Alexander Boswell ... Now first collected and edited, with memoir, by Robert Howie Smith |
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(Charge to the Jury.)
Cal.
Cal.
If ever a case before me came
That I could judge most clearly,
This is a case, I'll boldly name,
I've scrutiniz'd it nearly.
That I could judge most clearly,
This is a case, I'll boldly name,
I've scrutiniz'd it nearly.
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To trace the truth through all its track,
No witch requires, or jugglers;
The witnesses are all a pack
Of drunkards and of smugglers.
No witch requires, or jugglers;
The witnesses are all a pack
Of drunkards and of smugglers.
The counsel for the crown, with skill,
Extorted facts most glaring;
Black, when prim'd, by stoup and gill,
You see, became most daring.
Extorted facts most glaring;
Black, when prim'd, by stoup and gill,
You see, became most daring.
That Black put Brown in mortal fear,
The proof is clear—clarissima,
And that he robb'd, tho' not quite clear,
Presumptio est fortissima.
The proof is clear—clarissima,
And that he robb'd, tho' not quite clear,
Presumptio est fortissima.
Gentlemen, 'tis my desire,
To state the case precisely;
'Tis you to judge, so now retire,
And weigh your verdict wisely.
To state the case precisely;
'Tis you to judge, so now retire,
And weigh your verdict wisely.
The proof is strong, a verdict bring,
Such honest men becoming;
I need not say one other thing,
And so I end my summing.
Such honest men becoming;
I need not say one other thing,
And so I end my summing.
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