A learned counsel (Mr. Brougham, as some say), when the judges
had retired for a few minutes in the midst of his argument,
in which, from their interruptions and objections, he did not
seem likely to be successful, went out of court, too, and on
his return stated he had been drinking a pot of porter. Being
asked whether he was not afraid that this beverage might dull
his intellect, he replied: “That is just what I want it to do,
to bring me down, if possible, to the level of their lordships’
understanding. (Text.)--JAMES CROAKE, “Curiosities of
Law and Lawyers.”
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See GREATNESS; PERSONALITY, INFLUENCE OF.
=Conditions Before the Advent of Missionaries=--See MISSIONARY WORK,
VALUE OF.
=Conditions Modify Rules=--See DEVOTION TO THE HELPLESS.