| 单词 | pleader |
| 例句 | I’m no pleader or whiner, but I found myself making those sounds at Big Ma in Korvettes department store on school shopping day. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z It’s the singer — the pleader, the testifier — James Brown. REVIEW: 'Get On Up' Is a Loud, Proud and Oscar-Worthy James Brown Biopic 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z The reserved youth grew into a low-key politician, never much good as a backslapper or a special pleader. Walter F. Mondale, Carter’s vice president who lost White House bid, dies at 93 2021-04-19T04:00:00Z Special pleaders lobby Washington to define their income as lightly taxed capital gains, regardless of how arbitrary that might be in real-world economic terms, or how much complexity the code accumulates. Opinion | Bob Dylan’s genius was rewarded by the system — and the tax code 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z Members on both sides of the dais lamented that their opposites would not reconsider, though none of the pleaders really expected any change. House Panel Delays Vote on Impeachment Articles 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z Members on both sides of the dais lamented that their opposites would not reconsider, although none of the pleaders really expected any change. House Panel Delays Vote on Impeachment Articles 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z “Our best pleaders for the slave held their breath for fear of interrupting him.” Review | Frederick Douglass: From hunted fugitive slave to brilliant elder statesman 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z The president maintains business operations in which foreign governments, domestic pleaders and other government officials stay. Opinion | What is it with Trump’s Cabinet and airplanes? 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z The frontman, Sam Cook-Parrott, is an effective pleader, and unafraid of letting his anguish show: “I’m feeling sick and tired/in new and frightening ways.” null 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z But so are reports about her private email server, the Clintons’ $100 million-plus in speaking fees, and former president Bill Clinton’s chummy relations with billionaire philanthropists who may or may not be special pleaders. Bill Clinton’s post-presidential adventures in philanthropy and legacy building 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z But one group of persistent pleaders for special tax treatment is already sitting pretty. Some excerpts from recent Minnesota editorials 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z One of those best pleaders, the mighty abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison, recalled simply, “I never hated slavery so intensely as at that moment.” Review | Frederick Douglass: From hunted fugitive slave to brilliant elder statesman 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z Clearly, the case shows that the Capitol’s doors are wide open to well-heeled special pleaders. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z Washington is bloated with thousands of special pleaders, most of whom want to push or derail legislation or a regulation. Iraqi Kurds Build Washington Lobbying Machine to Fund War Against ISIS 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z A true seaman will be a special pleader on behalf of his ship in much the same manner as an adoring mother will speak of a backward son. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z With the intention of being called to the bar, he entered his name at Lincoln’s Inn on the 24th of January 1814, and placed himself under the guidance of an eminent special pleader. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z As a lawyer he was an impressive pleader and in parliamentary debate able and ingenious. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z He seems to have the very gifts which would naturally have made a great pleader. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z One who defends, vindicates, or espouses any cause by argument; a pleader; as, an advocate of free trade, an advocate of truth. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z We should pray for Christ’s ambassadors, and especially for the more public and eloquent pleaders of the Christian cause, that it may be thus with them. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z If he was already acquiring the arts of a successful pleader, the more real aspects of Law were making their impression upon him. The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z Motley writes with the magnetism of a great pleader and with something also of the imagination of a poet. William Hickling Prescott 2012-03-11T03:00:12.297Z He obtained his doctorate in three years, and became a pleader at Paris. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z All foreign elements in the shape of advocates or professional pleaders were excluded. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Amused with the thought that the Abbess must be mad, the geisha lay listening, a sly smile playing about her lips, until the unlucky pleader began to talk about her son. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z It is partly temperament, partly the ingrown habit of the pleader. The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z In extraordinary cases where the facts are stronger than the voice of the pleader, it is not unusual to allow the client to speak for himself. The Commercial Restraints of Ireland 2012-02-13T03:00:20.483Z If the indictment had simply said he had in his possession this die, it would have been enough, but the pleader went on and described it, saying it was made of iron and steel. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal 2012-02-11T03:04:05.257Z He makes certain charges which we answer by an explicit denial, and thus an issue is made, upon which, as a pleader would say, we "put ourselves upon the country." The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z As an equity lawyer Sir Horace Davey ranked among the finest intellects and the most subtle pleaders ever known at the English bar. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z Surely, then, those who own and those who use ponies and donkeys will be willing to give a fair hearing to a pleader for the helpless, dumb creatures. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z The Athenians made it a capital offence for a magistrate to be drunk, and Charlemagne imitated this by a law that judges on the bench and pleaders should do their business fasting. Donahoe's Magazine, Vol. XV, No. 4, April, 1886 Volume 15 (January 1886 - July 1886) 2012-01-29T03:00:07.953Z The pleader has the privilege of describing it right or describing it wrong. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal 2012-02-11T03:04:05.257Z It's true you've no chance of the Woolsack or of a judgeship, or even of becoming a pleader, as I am. The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 1 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:26.330Z At the Bar, as a pleader, I should have failed, and ruined half the clients who entrusted me with briefs. The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 2 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:21.457Z Oh, tell it out, to heal the smart Of many an anxious parent's heart— He hears the sigh, He sees the tear, And each poor pleader welcomes near. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z The Bailiff comments on the evidence and on the arguments of the pleaders, collects the opinion of the jurats, and delivers judgment. Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers 2012-01-17T03:00:20.443Z He was admitted a member of the Faculty of Advocates, and soon became known as an eloquent and successful pleader. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z "I am afraid I should not make a good pleader, sir," I acknowledged, falling in with his views. The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 1 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:26.330Z But the defence had a tower of strength in the great advocate Berryer, the defender of Ney, Lamennais, Châteaubriand, and Louis Napoléon—the greatest pleader and, after Mirabeau, the greatest orator his country has produced. Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties 2012-01-08T03:00:19.240Z My readers must not now assert that I am either a partisan or a special pleader when I say this; they must consider that I am making the comparison as man by man. Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism With an Essay on Baal Worship, On The Assyrian Sacred "Grove," And Other 2012-01-05T03:00:28.663Z He entered a special pleader’s office in 1804, and in June 1805, was able exultingly to announce that “he was no longer a newspaper man.” Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z Though neither a fluent speaker nor bold pleader, in a very few years he was at the head of his profession. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z Away went Charles to Mr. Serjeant Stillingfar: and that renowned special pleader and good-hearted man threw his best energies into the cause. The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 1 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:26.330Z Ingersoll is not merely a destroyer but an earnest pleader for what he calls the gospel of cheerfulness and good health, "the gospel of water and soap," the gospels of education, liberty, justice, and humanity. Liberty In The Nineteenth Century 2011-12-24T03:08:02.240Z He had previously appeared as a special pleader for the popular faith. Abraham Lincoln: Was He A Christian? 2011-12-24T03:07:56.830Z Malincrodt had his place in the ranks of these pleaders for the Church. The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe 2011-12-24T03:07:55.507Z Become an advocate, a pleader, with eternal life as the stake. Sunday-School Success A Book of Practical Methods for Sunday-School Teachers and Officers 2011-12-21T03:00:45.660Z Also the labors of sophists, philosophers, metaphysicians, political men, working in mistaken directions, who do nothing to advance science, and produce nothing but disturbance and sterile discussions; the verbiage of advocates, pleaders, witnesses, &c. Socialism 2011-11-27T03:00:13.337Z The full exercise of these rights of mental freedom is what training in the principles of jurisprudence is to the pleader, but it does not provide him with a brief. English Secularism A Confession Of Belief 2011-11-24T03:00:50.030Z Wraxall describes Norton as “a bold, able and eloquent, but not a popular pleader,” and as Speaker he was aggressive and indiscreet. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z Herein this philosophy is the unconscious pleader for all human deterioration. Human, All-Too-Human, Part II 2011-10-26T02:00:29.773Z As a pleader before juries, however, I doubt whether he would have achieved a great success, he was too much of a born orator. Reminiscences Of Charles Bradlaugh 2011-10-12T02:00:50.990Z He spoke more like a distinguished jurist than a partisan pleader. Lincoln, the Politician 2011-10-11T02:01:06.270Z Argument after argument, in cumulative progression, falls from the pleader's mellifluous tongue. Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z The powerful orator, the earnest pleader, becomes the charming and attractive host, full of anecdote, censuring whatever is vile, but ever ready to make merry over what is grotesque.... Victor Hugo: His Life and Works 2011-10-07T02:00:23.887Z There was nothing in his speech to indicate that he was a special pleader presenting only one side of the case. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z A slight impediment in his speech was likely to prevent his being a good pleader, and the opportunity that he desired for office practice had not yet offered. Brenda's Bargain A Story for Girls 2011-09-09T02:01:09.477Z Christophe, thus released when Orleans was in all its excitement over the King's accession, was excluded from the case, and, as a compensation for his sufferings, was passed as a pleader by Monsieur de Thou. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z The King’s judges were no longer clerics, but laymen chosen from among the professional pleaders in the courts; and here again “one remarkable characteristic of our legal system is fixed.” Chaucer and His England 2011-09-01T02:00:19.940Z From a civil point of view, the trial is between two citizens, each claiming his right in the case; they are what is called pleaders, and the trial itself is called a law-suit. Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State 2011-08-10T02:00:16.913Z Miss Archer eyed the pleader in a whimsical fashion. Marjorie Dean, High School Junior 2011-07-25T02:00:16.780Z Perhaps it was Dane's duty to sternly rebuke the pleader, but she appeared half-fed and desperately anxious; and the face of her tiny sister, with its look of childish confidence, rose up before his fancy. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z When you are married, when you are a pleader in the Parlement, you will be as cautious as your father. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z My brother has the authority of the courts to be a pleader for criminals. Playing With Fire 2011-06-29T02:00:30.590Z The pleaders, not knowing the laws, need an intermediary to explain and defend their cause, bring it clearly to the comprehension of the magistrates and enforce its reasons. Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State 2011-08-10T02:00:16.913Z Our disputes were often brought before our father, and I fancy I was either generally in the right, or else a better pleader, because the judgment was generally in my favour. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin; Written by Himself. [Vol. 1 of 2] With His Most Interesting Essays, Letters, and Miscellaneous Writings; Familiar, Moral, Political, Economical, and Philosophical 2011-06-08T02:00:20.907Z The pleader under this indictment was surrounded with difficulties very grave indeed. Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z If this pleader were engaged in his behalf, he entertained no doubts of his ultimate success. Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:19.953Z O, my fair advocate! scarce can I grieve To have done wrong, since my offence has gain'd So sweet a pleader. The Fatal Falsehood 2011-05-31T02:00:36.033Z Called to the Bar at the Middle Temple in 1838, he became well known as a pleader on the Norfolk Circuit, and was appointed Chancellor of the Diocese in April, 1871. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z There is something of the special pleader in most of us, it is to be feared, whether young or old. A Rambler's lease 2011-05-22T02:00:11.507Z The pleader did not wish to admit, by the language of the indictment, that it was under pretence of any authority from any Government or Confederate States. Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z Our disputes were often brought before our father, and I fancy I was either generally in the right or else a better pleader, because the judgment was generally in my favor. Franklin's Autobiography (Eclectic English Classics) 2011-05-20T02:00:26.573Z Now, where a pleader addresses himself to the equity of his judges, he has much more room to display his eloquence, than where he must draw his arguments from strict laws, statutes, and precedents. Essays 2011-05-19T02:00:06.077Z In 1842 he was called to the Bar at Lincoln’s Inn, and joined the Northern Circuit, where, for several years, he practised as a special pleader. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z Under the influence of Henry George he became an eloquent pleader for the single tax and the nationalization of the land. Prophets of Dissent : Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy 2011-05-17T02:00:20.900Z ‘No she won’t,’ interposed the little pleader, ‘she will be glad to learn that I am not under the cold ground but alive.’ A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z "Never fear, I shall be a good pleader, for I have my life's happiness at stake; away with you at once, and don't come back with broken bones from the slide." A Romance of Toronto A Novel 2011-04-23T02:00:04.677Z They are as a rule the pleas of special pleaders, the arguments of advocates. Congressional Government A Study in American Politics 2011-04-15T02:00:18.863Z She continued to undermine what she called "the special pleader," on the ground that "I prefer an advocate in flesh and blood." Aspects and Impressions 2011-04-12T02:00:22.073Z This practice of intermingling histories, might have been partly owing to Tully’s habits as a pleader—partly to the works having been composed in “narrative old age.” History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z Brought to this hope, therefore, by these pleaders, I at last permitted my friends, as they had long besought me, to publish this work. The gradual acceptance of the Copernican theory of the universe 2011-04-03T02:00:15.847Z Notwithstanding his youth, he displayed remarkable ability as a legal draughtsman and special pleader, and had mastered the cumbrous and elaborate system of pleading then in vogue among the profession. The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 2011-03-23T02:00:23.527Z It is a resource for all pleaders who are destitute of honor, and a pastime of infinite amusement for the judges, who can with safe consciences decide causes without understanding them. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z They were the Aaron and Hur who held up the arms of this incorrigible "special pleader," and insisted that he should stick to the truth, and not embroider it. Aspects and Impressions 2011-04-12T02:00:22.073Z Antony, who was a mere practical pleader, considered philosophy and civil law as useless to the orator, being foreign to the real business of life. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z In 1843, however, he ceased to practise as such, and entered at the Inner Temple, being called to the bar in 1850, after having practised for some time as a special pleader. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z "That was good," said Sanders, and called forward another pleader. Sanders of the River 2011-03-12T03:00:26.427Z He became recognized as the ablest pleader in the colony, and, in 1872, was elected for Durban as a member of the legislative council, and subsequently was also placed on the executive council. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z She faced Butler with the charge that he was not being faithful to himself in this matter, and she said, "Is the narrator of the story to be an impartial historian or a special pleader?" Aspects and Impressions 2011-04-12T02:00:22.073Z The dullest ear could detect the difference between such tones, such words, trembling with power, and the vain and empty babblings of the special pleader, Sidney. Life of Heber C. Kimball, an Apostle The Father and Founder of the British Mission 2011-02-21T03:00:08.060Z Wherever their inclination leads them, they possess such an art of defending themselves as would be an invaluable addition to the talents of a special pleader in a criminal court. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z "Yes, sar," the new pleader thrust out across the compound; "we are without firearms, but a prowling tiger is waiting to devour us." The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z After spending five years as a special pleader under the bar, he was called to the bar in 1780. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z The Valentine Repton of his imagination was a crafty pleader, a subtle cross-examiner, an ingenious flatterer of juries; but he was not a man whose nature was assailable by anything "not found in the books." The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z He considered that in the case of a disclosure, all human probability pointed to his mother's scornful rejection of his suit as a pleader for Isabel's honorable admission into the honorable mansion of the Glendinnings. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z Is it in nature to resist such a pleader, or to believe the man so loved by one so pure and spotless, can be himself capable of the blackest crimes? Mystery and Confidence (vols. 3 of 3) A Tale 2011-01-15T03:00:31.910Z "Warrington is only just called, and has no business, but he knows law pretty well: and until I can afford to read with a pleader, I use his books, and get his help." A History of Pendennis, Volume 1 His fortunes and misfortunes, his friends and his greatest enemy 2011-01-13T03:01:13.027Z The local Government pleader, Ram Lochan Ray, lived near our school. Mashi and Other Stories 2010-12-28T03:00:16.890Z If he gives it up, I think I shall teach him a trade, the barber’s or auctioneer’s or pleader’s,802 something that only death can take from him. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius When emperors became converts, the church, so lately a victim and a pleader for liberty, readily learned to persecute. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" He had listened to the forensic eloquence and powerful arguments of Blackstone and the other celebrated pleaders in Westminster Hall. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution Nor should we forget the assessors, advocates, procurators, notaries and pleaders of a hundred different countries who crowd the law courts. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster Bipin hurriedly straightened his turban, and begged his father to come to his pleader's house close by. Mashi and Other Stories 2010-12-28T03:00:16.890Z The poor pleader must hire or borrow purple robes and jewelled rings, if he is to compete with them. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius The special pleader in such a case is surely the most unhappy of all men; for he deprives himself of the greatest of blessings. The Church of England cleared from the charge of Schism Upon Testimonies of Councils and Fathers of the first six centuries At first he practised as a special pleader, but was eventually called to the bar at both Inns in 1838. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" On leaving school he was articled to a firm of solicitors, but entering the Middle Temple he practised for a short time as a special pleader below the bar. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" The pleaders in their shrewdness guessed the whole affair. Mashi and Other Stories 2010-12-28T03:00:16.890Z But then Mr. Gilbert is famous as a special pleader, and poor Nellie is so weakly credulous. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir Though but little known or distinguished as a pleader, he was actively employed, during his occasional residences at the university, in taking part in the internal management of his college. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" In order to insure his own way, Felipe was in truth a good pleader. The Camp Fire Girls Behind the Lines Myrtle had, perhaps, never so seriously inclined her ear to the pleasing accents of the young pleader. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 119, September, 1867 Having begun life as a pleader at the bar of Venice, he never succeeded in throwing off a certain air of professional coarseness and a tincture of forensic rhetoric. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second Most of the avenues of publicity are the avenues for special pleaders. Thirty He allows no lady pleader to enter without exacting from her the toll of a kiss. The Iron Pincers or Mylio and Karvel A Tale of the Albigensian Crusades The learning of a pleader is usually upon a level with his integrity. Junius Unmasked or, Thomas Paine the author of the Letters of Junius and the Declaration of Independence The pleader was not slow to take hold of this. Carnival Yet the forensic cleverness of a pleader may be detected in the account he gives of his relations with this woman. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second This feeling had soon driven him from Winter's chambers, and he was now reading with Mr. Travers, an eminent special pleader. Trevethlan: Volume 1 A Cornish Story. She was pleader, audience, public opinion, detective, judge, and final clergyman, in one. Anne For an instant Harper paused in silent admiration of the lovely pleader, and then, folding her hands on his breast, he replied solemnly: “I cannot, and I will not.” The Spy Condensed for use in schools I am told London has not your equal as a special pleader, but let me tell you you are not either a projector or a politician. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly He had learned by bitter experience what the sailors under a brutal captain had to suffer, and any mistreated seaman had in him a firm friend and a fearless pleader. The Book of Courage His career was much the same, when he quitted the university with a very ignoble degree, and entered an inn of court and a pleader's chambers, in the idea of being admitted to the forum. Trevethlan: Volume 1 A Cornish Story. Then I paid another pleader a big sum to take my appeal to the Sessions Judge, but he had manipulated the accounts and paid the witnesses, so that I lost that too. Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches But now there would be reporters, local political pleaders, the dinner at the Governor's, and the inevitable unexpected interruptions which were a part of every trip home. A Mixture of Genius "I don't want to discuss the matter like a special pleader, and outside the margin of our conjoint expenses I mean to be as wasteful as I please." A Rent In A Cloud Lucian, summing up the arguments of the two pleaders, decides that Corinth must give way to Athens, adding: "Marriage is open to all men, but the love of boys to philosophers only." A Problem in Greek Ethics Being an inquiry into the phenomenon of sexual inversion He had lost no time in fulfilling Mrs. Pendarrel's behest, and found little difficulty in tracing Morton to the pleader's chambers. Trevethlan: Volume 1 A Cornish Story. Watching, an outsider would have said that the priest and the young doctor were pleaders with the others for the cause of Miss Blair. The House of Fulfilment Perhaps it is not right for us to laugh at that which is so real to this earnest pleader. Cupid's Middleman "You are a special pleader," says she, with a sudden smile. Rossmoyne Cicero had a perfect mastery of all weapons wielded by a pleader in Rome. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" No pleader would ruin himself by defending a girl thus heavily aspersed. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages Occasionally the worried husband would pay the tent a flying visit and return to listen to a pleader's lengthy oration with all the attention he could muster under the troublous circumstances. Banked Fires He is the impassioned pleader who, just delivered panting from the rack, cries for vengeance. The Forerunners For the rest, pleaders for Royalty are not rare: let us open them, and see what the most specious of royalist reasoners have said. The Writings Of Thomas Paine, Volume III. 1791-1804 The letters to Atticus abound in the frankest self-revelation, though even in the presence of his confessor his instinct as a pleader makes him try to justify himself. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" One would imagine that Dennis was arguing like a special pleader, rather than developing the involved action of an affecting drama. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors It might be quite well enough, I thought, for the lawyer to be a special pleader. My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. “I am to be a pleader,” answered Firmian; “I should like to be a great orator like Cicero, and every one listening to me.” Callista : a Tale of the Third Century I thought, in general, that the pleaders were satisfied with the Bey’s decision. Notes in North Africa Being a Guide to the Sportsman and Tourist in Algeria and Tunisia The edifice erected by the modern pleader’s subtle craftiness was unsubstantial as the icy patterns on the window-pane, which a single breath can dissipate. The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit He was so fierce an advocate for some important causes he undertook, that his sincerity has been liable to suspicion; the pleader, in some points, certainly acting the part of a sophist. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors Then follows generally a squabble, and the best pleader is sure to have the laughter on his side, however ignorant he may be of the subject that is being discussed. My Autobiography A Fragment As a pleader before juries, however, I doubt whether he would have achieved a great success. Reminiscences of Charles Bradlaugh Should the jury decide according to the eminence of the pleader's friends, or according to his facts and the force of his reasoning? Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) And Mr. Quibbler, Mr. Locust’s pleader, said, “A very neat point!” The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit Next, let no one be so fond as to imagine, that I should so far stint my invention to the method of other pleaders, as first to define, and then divide my subject, i.e., myself. In Praise of Folly Illustrated with Many Curious Cuts What more natural than that this rising pleader should come into court for the special purpose of safeguarding the interests of Miss Campion? Name and Fame A Novel Let the true orator come forth, and the spruce pleader is instantly flung into the background. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 366, April, 1846 He was an eloquent pleader for the principles in which he believed, but he had no faculty whatever for projecting himself into the picture. Woodrow Wilson's Administration and Achievements He had come out as a diplomat in a distasteful cause; he became a pleader full of conviction. The Man Who Wins This piece of effrontery is about on a par with the average argument of this class of pleaders. The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses While Helen would have told herself ten minutes earlier that she almost disliked the pleader, she was conscious of a new emotion. Thurston of Orchard Valley We see no reason why there should not be Latinists as well as special pleaders. Practical Education, Volume II You are an excellent special pleader, aunt," he said, with a laugh, "as most women whom I have known are: and I agree with you in everything. The Marriage of Elinor It was a marked event in court circles, she being the first lady pleader that ever appeared in that court, and the second woman who ever argued a case in this State. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III With her rosy, full-blown, robust benevolence, Mrs. Usher was a powerful pleader. The Combined Maze Quintilian engaged as a pleader at Rome, and makes some references to his cases. The Student's Companion to Latin Authors These are facts that certain types of labour agitators or even leaders as well as special pleaders for labour, find it convenient to forget, or at least not to mention. The Higher Powers of Mind and Spirit And the little pleader there in the bed looked so eager and longing—so Blossom-sweet! Judith Lynn A Story of the Sea He gently but firmly drove the pleader away, as if he said, "My son, you are big enough to feed yourself." A Bird-Lover in the West Having occasion to consult a Brahmin pleader rather frequently concerning the purchase of some land, he always made a point of shaking hands rather effusively, with an eye to business. India and the Indians In his later years Lord Campbell delighted to trace his legal pedigree to the great pleader and 'pupillizer' of the last century, Tom Warren. A Book About Lawyers He began life in London as a law-student and a highwayman; but soon became, according to Campbell, a consummate lawyer, practising chiefly as a special pleader. State Trials, Political and Social Volume 1 (of 2) With the fulness of knowledge the pleader's occupation is gone, and the apologist is deprived of his bread. Lectures on the French Revolution Sometimes the mother avoided a too persistent pleader by suddenly rising above him. Little Brothers of the Air He gave the following instance of the sort of thing which takes place:—A man comes into the "pleader," or lawyer's office, for a consultation. India and the Indians Thus assured, I quitted the worthy pleader, and proceeded to visit Father Marco, who, as I had happened to learn when in conversation with your highness’ aunt, was the family confessor. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf If it had been a question of celebrated pleaders! Woman on Her Own, False Gods and The Red Robe Three Plays By Brieux The bunch of flowers on the table was a silent pleader. The Faith Doctor A Story of New York At twenty-five he appeared in the forum as a public pleader, and boldly defended the oppressed and injured, and even braved the anger of Sulla, then all-powerful as dictator. Ancient States and Empires Judgment will finally rest, not on the conclusions of the special pleader, but on the strength of the case of the accused. Modern Women and What is Said of Them A Reprint of A Series of Articles in the Saturday Review (1868) “Name him to me—I will order him to appear before me—and, for thy sake, I will become an eloquent pleader on behalf of thy sister.” Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf The honourable houses, in their wisdom, will soon observe whether such men, whose avouched tenets are so flatly repugnant to the parliamentary votes and ordinances, are like to be good pleaders for Christian magistracy. The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) I bow to thee, my Muse, most eloquent of pleaders; But why embarrass me in front of all these readers? Something Else Again It is probable that if we had fuller records we should find that all pleaders with God, like Noah, Job, Samuel, David, Daniel, Jeremiah, Paul, and James, have used the same method. George Müller of Bristol And His Witness to a Prayer-Hearing God As an orator and a pleader Cicero undoubtedly stands in the first rank. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History That fellow Tannonius wished to indicate the nature of the obscenity, but failed, matchless pleader that he is, owing to his inability to speak. The Apologia and Florida of Apuleius of Madaura The same story is told of an eminent Irish lawyer, who had offended the client of a rival pleader. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3 No 2, February 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy No, Arthur, no, it is not so; I am now one of the myrmidons of that most special of special pleaders, Mr. Neversaye Die. The Bertrams Among the guests was that “small-eyed, peremptory young gentleman”—the special pleader’s pupil. Bardell v. Pickwick Two days afterwards, the successful pleader was seated beside his two clients. Fifty-Two Stories For Girls Though a subtle pleader, George was very ignorant of horse-flesh, and had been cruelly cheated in the purchase of a horse on which he had intended to ride the circuit. Heads and Tales : or, Anecdotes and Stories of Quadrupeds and Other Beasts, Chiefly Connected with Incidents in the Histories of More or Less Distinguished Men. You strike 26 me as a special pleader. The Girl Scouts in Beechwood Forest But still he had much; his acknowledged capacity for law pleadings, his right to take high place among law pleaders, the trick of earning money in that fashion of life; all these were still his. The Bertrams He was a pedagogue, perhaps something of a pedant, a hot partisan, a special pleader; but few lives can show a more dignified and noble end. Royal Edinburgh Her Saints, Kings, Prophets and Poets He then turned to Isæus, who was the greatest legal pleader of the period, and studied under him until he felt competent to plead his own case before the courts. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality It is the bride of Keith who is the last pleader—as vainly as the others, and with a yet more exulting development of vengeance in the forsaken witch. Recollections of Dante Gabriel Rossetti Duty smiled kindly at the little pleader; Affection stooped down and gave her a kiss. The Crown of Success He dreamed of becoming a popular barrister, of winning fame and renown, of gaining a name throughout the country as a brilliant lawyer and a pleader of eloquence and power. The Day of Judgment She listening, as women always listen when the pleader is eloquent. The Continental Monthly, Vol 3 No 3, March 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Indeed, we lose the rhetorician altogether in the devoted pleader, the patriot, the self-forgetful chief of a noble but losing cause. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 11 We are all special pleaders in the cause of mediocrity. The Case Of Wagner, Nietzsche Contra Wagner, and Selected Aphorisms. Mr. Sludge is a bad Yankee, as well as impudent pleader. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864 It would also happen that a member of the Supreme Council would be simultaneously judge and pleader. The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2 But the unfortunate pleader was not yet at the end of his vicissitudes. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World As an experienced pleader he is ready to make many concessions in order to gain all the more readily our assent to his general proposition. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion I am thankful that I did not put the pleader off with a sip of tepid water, but always brought it from the spring, sparkling and cold. Woodcraft The eloquent pleader of the cause of miracles passes over without a word the results of scientific investigation, as proving anything rational regarding the principles or method by which such results have been achieved. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 Several of the bouquets hit Pommerol or myself in the eye, and the Dutch say that the best cause has need of a good pleader. The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2 What he wanted in experience he made up by industry; and thus carrying his cause, established his reputation as a pleader. The History of Tasmania, Volume I Phyllis interrupted, her cheeks rosy, and her eyes starry pleaders for a lost cause. Old Valentines A Love Story As before, the serio-comic pleader was successful, and obtained the desired injunctions. The History of "Punch" He used, on some occasions, to plead in the Norfolk Courts, and we have frequently seen him opposed to his father as a special pleader. A Sketch of the Life of the late Henry Cooper Barrister-at-Law, of the Norfolk Circuit; as also, of his Father But the fact is, I 42never looked upon him in the light of a business man, but only as a brilliant barrister, and eloquent pleader.” Cruel As The Grave His eloquence was never exhausted, and his learning as a lawyer obtained him consideration in the court, which his boldness as a pleader often threw into jeopardy. The History of Tasmania, Volume I In all Congress Clay was the most earnest pleader for the compromise. History of the United States, Volume 3 Both were eloquent pleaders and skilled lawyers, each in his own department. A History of the Four Georges, Volume II Their eyes met;—those eloquent pleaders said much in that second. The Youth of Jefferson A Chronicle of College Scrapes at Williamsburg, in Virginia, A.D. 1764 But upon this subject, she was as dexterous a special pleader as Neale, and as skilful in giving a false coloring to facts, as D'Aubigné. Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States It’s true he is away half his time—” At the best of times Bridgie was scarcely a special pleader, and to-day she seemed no sooner to make a statement than she contradicted it straight away. The Love Affairs of Pixie If I know my Evelyn, before a month had passed her heart would have softened, and she would be turning special pleader in his defence, racking her brain for extenuating explanations. The Lady of the Basement Flat Randolph the rash in cruel phrase defames The "mediocrities with double names;" But nowadays we find whole-hearted pleaders Urging the claims of hyphenated leaders. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, May 3, 1916 Let us hope that the misery of his end was assuaged by the recollection that he had once been a powerful pleader for noble causes. Diderot and the Encyclopædists Volume II. He listened, standing, to the respectful request of Lecour, helped out in his explanations by Germain, who desired to have the pleader obtain for them the requisite order of the Judge. The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette I come a pleader, in the shape of prologue: Let me then gain my cause, and now grown old. The Comedies of Terence She caught it up and fondled it, the knowing little pleader mewing such a pleased mew then, that you may be sure it went straight to the little girl’s heart. The Heiress of Wyvern Court There is in this country no class of lawyers confined to the mere business of the profession—no mere attorneys—no mere special pleaders—no mere solicitors in Chancery—no mere conveyancers. An Essay on Professional Ethics Second Edition He is fitted to be a consulting lawyer or court pleader, and could occupy a chair in a college of law. Five Lectures on Blindness He was conceded to be an able lawyer, perhaps the best land lawyer and special pleader in that part of Ohio. Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. Nor must his profession as a pleader be forgotten in enumerating the circumstances which concurred to give his writings their peculiar character. Historical Sketches, Volume I (of 3) The Turks in Their Relation to Europe; Marcus Tullius Cicero; Apollonius of Tyana; Primitive Christianity With all Milton's care and skill, there is very little interest in the actual plucking of the apple; Eve was too simple a pleader to make much of the case for the defence. Milton That's my case, madam,' added the juvenile pleader, with a bow. Aunt Mary Surely, you cannot estimate or value the eloquence of that noble pleader? Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection It was observed of one pleader, that he knew more than he said; and of another, that he said more than he knew. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 Whiskey will not make a poet, nor poker a great pleader. Comic History of the United States His fame is now old-established and settled, so there is no place left for the eloquence of the memorialist, or the studied praises of the pleader. Milton The presiding judge, an acquaintance, invited Erskine to sit near him, and said that the pleaders at the bar were among the most eminent lawyers of Great Britain. Pushing to the Front Imperfectly, not being born in Italy; and the noble pleader is a much less man with me than the noble philosopher. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection How many vain pleaders for mercy, do you think, have turned away heart-sick from the lawyer’s office, to find a resting-place in the Thames, or a refuge in the gaol? The Law and Lawyers of Pickwick A Lecture He was already a man of established reputation both as a pleader and a writer. The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 The Whole Extant Correspodence in Chronological Order My little white girl, don’t turn pleader against me! A Houseful of Girls Among various proposals of marriage had been one from so solid and eligible a parti, that even the doting father had laid aside his grudge, and turned into special pleader. Big Game A Story for Girls Sir, I see no resemblance between a pleader at the bar, or a haranguer of the populace, and me. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection Among the legal orators of the time the foremost was Rufus Choate, an eloquent pleader, and, like Webster, a United States Senator from Massachusetts. Brief History of English and American Literature To this also must be added courtesy in listening to pleaders, consideration in pronouncing a decision, and painstaking efforts to convince suitors of its justice, and to answer their arguments. The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 The Whole Extant Correspodence in Chronological Order The following letters show the earnestness of the pleader, and prove the caution and subtlety of the General. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745. Volume I. The free-born man will never yield, He owns the world's unconquered field; Where worth and not descent is leader The sword is e'er a valiant pleader. Northland Heroes They stand there as everlasting pleaders for Employment. Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women On the Various Duties of Life, Physical, Intellectual, And Moral Development; Self-Culture, Improvement, Dress, Beauty, Fashion, Employment, Education, The Home Relations, Their Duties To Young Men, Marriage, Womanhood And Happiness. She infused courage into the hearts of those who were pleaders for them. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 445 Volume 18, New Series, July 10, 1852 When placed a wight In dock, when pleader would draw tears, the while He grins. The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus Some of the younger men, and especially the pleader against mixed drinks, had succumbed, and were sleeping heavily on the back end of the bar and on the billiard table. Prairie Folks Tonight the fighter was gone, and the pleader took his place. The Kentucky Ranger The youthful pleader had unconsciously used the most potent argument possible. Continental Monthly , Vol. 5, No. 6, June, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy The pleaders of Normandy are considered as the most eloquent men in France, I have heard several of them, but they appear to me, to be too impassioned. The Stranger in France or, a Tour from Devonshire to Paris Illustrated by Engravings in Aqua Tint of Sketches Taken on the Spot. The good-natured teacher patted the soft cheek of her winsome pleader, and the gentle act seemed to convince the child that she was gaining her point. Eventide A Series of Tales and Poems In 1837, when he had arrived at the age of twenty-eight, he was admitted to the bar, where he soon became noted as a very successful pleader before a jury. Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail Then come the poet and a guard, a judge and two pleaders, in robes; and a guard on foot, bearing carbines, close the procession. Béarn and the Pyrenees A Legendary Tour to the Country of Henri Quatre If, after this provocation, the spirit of the fair pleader was roused, and she spoke somewhat unadvisedly with her lips, few will be disposed to impute to her anything more than imprudence. Border and Bastille He was descended from an ancient equestrian family, and was destined to be a pleader; but the bent of his genius showed itself very early. A Smaller History of Rome Upon such, assuredly, as an acute critic or skillful pleader might easily scatter to the winds; the belief of prejudiced or credulous witnesses, the unwritten record of empty pageants and bauble decorations. Apologia pro Vita Sua At the bar he became known as a sound, but not especially brilliant pleader. Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail I am a poor pleader, perhaps; and I do not believe in compulsion between us. North of Fifty-Three He is gifted in a large measure, with the judicial faculty; but for the same reason that he is a good judge, he would probably fail as a pleader. Western Worthies A Gallery of Biographical and Critical Sketches of West of Scotland Celebrities When tranquillity was restored by the final discomfiture of the Marian party, he came forward as a pleader at the age of twenty-five. A Smaller History of Rome Well-skilled in the details of legal knowledge, and in the preparation of written pleadings, he lacked a fluency of utterance, so entirely essential to success as a pleader at the Bar. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume III The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century He decides with justice the case of every pleader and is a refuge and protection to the helpless. Tablets of Abdul-Baha Abbas This was the pleader of the court-house rally, and she forgot the gaucheries and limitations of a moment since. The Henchman In that lone forest shrine, With the voice of the pleader, That, earnest and low, Was sad as the sea-shell's And plaintive with woe. Indian Legends and Other Poems Pliny returned to Rome and began the practise of law, and developed into a special pleader of marked power. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Scientists Still, he was far from being the successful pleader he hoped to be, for law, of all professions, is one which demands time and industry for the attainment of any degree of excellence. The Silent House Like the Serjeant's coif of more recent date, it was white in colour; and, as an appanage of the legal profession, it was worn by judges and pleaders alike. The Customs of Old England He as easily last among the poets As thou surely the first among the pleaders. The Poems and Fragments of Catullus Mex grasped the silken purse, keeping her eyes steadily on the beautiful pleader. A Dream of Empire Or, The House of Blennerhassett We must begin, then, with almost forgotten days, and tell the story, as her pleader did, from the standpoint of Felix and Thomas Cadwalader. The Circular Study "Yes, here," answered the pleader as he laid his hand carefully on the pit of his stomach, which is nearer the seat of heartache than many a perturbed older person has come. The Heart's Kingdom As a pleader at the bar he was only moderately eloquent, but he was popularly designated far and near as "the honest lawyer," and his advice was not only much sought but implicitly relied upon. The Story of Cooperstown "Nay, I am no pleader for myself," she said; "I come on the part of a wretched wife and aged mother, beseeching the gift of life." The Days of Bruce Vol 1 A Story from Scottish History There may or may not be some fallacy lurking here, but it must not be supposed that this sentence came from a pleader's ingenuity. Abraham Lincoln He became a pleader at the bar, but soon found that "deceit, lies, impudence, and chicanery" were inseparable from that profession. History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour Probably there never before entered the chambers of pleader or barrister, in the character of novice, a man of more formidable legal aptitude and acquirements. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 61, No. 376, February, 1847 Security is always odious in a pleader, and a judge who is sensible of his authority tacitly demands respect. The Training of a Public Speaker The latter, on his arrival, presented a petition embodying his defence which might have been drawn by a special pleader, and which was accepted by the Emperor as a justification of his proceedings. Roumania Past and Present Then, with a delicacy of etiquette which white pleaders do not always observe, father and son withdrew from the Council Lodge to let the jury deliberate. Pathfinders of the West Being the Thrilling Story of the Adventures of the Men Who Discovered the Great Northwest: Radisson, La Vérendrye, Lewis and Clark Why had the Smelter Coking Company a special pleader present? The Freebooters of the Wilderness It might conceivably be argued by a special pleader that war was not the only intention of Berlin, as most undoubtedly it had not been the only intention of Vienna. A General Sketch of the European War The First Phase The pleader of the cause had better confess the fact than give an account of it. The Training of a Public Speaker But this passes; and now—half believing that Nelly's thoughts have run over the same ground with yours—you turn special pleader for your fancy. Dream Life A Fable Of The Seasons When the case was called on the plaintiff's pleader said that he would begin by proving the lease. Indian Ghost Stories Second Edition "You've given the yielding plan a fair trial, and it has failed," said self-justification—the swiftest pleader I know. A Great Emergency and Other Tales To the jury he is the pleader employed as an actor. The Man in Court He was a special pleader; he had been dealing with his special subject so long that it had assumed a disproportionate value in his eyes. Craftsmanship in Teaching When for a guilty wretch like me, What plea, what pleader, will there be, When scarcely shall the just go free! A Handbook for Latin Clubs It was strictly the truth, but the abrupt manner of bringing it home to him momentarily took away Mr. Carr's power of repartee, although he was apt enough in general, as became a special pleader. Elster's Folly I believe our imaginary pleader for the Classics could put up a stout defence upon any of those names. On The Art of Reading Office practice pays better than court work and except for the eminent pleaders there is but small honor. The Man in Court Oddly enough, though Gantry's attitude had been uncompromisingly partisan, Blount had failed to recognize in the railroad official a skilful pleader for the special interests—the interests of the few against those of the many. The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush Under our system a horde of unscrupulous pleaders has sprung up, and these men encourage useless litigation, thereby impoverishing their clients, and creating much ill-feeling against our laws and administration. Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief "You are a good special pleader," he said, when she paused. Jewel's Story Book You will find in Plato much about reciters, actors, poets, rhetoricians, pleaders, sophists, public orators and refiners of language, but very little indeed about books. On The Art of Reading Sir George Mackenzie, a polite writer, and a most eloquent pleader, published, in 1665, a moral essay, preferring Solitude to public employment. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 Make a composite photograph of all the pleaders in daily life you constantly see. The Art of Public Speaking The pedler was a special pleader in one sense of the word, and knew the value of a technical distinction as well as his friend, Lawyer Pippin. Guy Rivers: A Tale of Georgia Then Mr. Chiffinch began; and I am bound to say that he shewed himself a better pleader than myself. Oddsfish! He may be an excellent pleader in the Chancery, who is not fit to rule the Common Pleas. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 05 But finally the tide turns; the pope, having learned of his mission, grants the long-desired audience, and after hearing the humble representations of the pleader, looks favorably upon the Reform branch. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 21 of 55 1624 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. Notice how at the last the pleader sweeps on to the highest ground he can take. The Art of Public Speaking Z is a Zealous man, sincere, Faithful, and just, and true; An earnest pleader for the slave— Will you not be so too? The Anti-Slavery Alphabet Among the legal orators of the time the foremost was Rufus Choate, an eloquent pleader, and, like Webster, a United States senator from Massachusetts. Initial Studies in American Letters "In a word, she was a special pleader in the interest of the man whose reckless haste had destroyed her!" Ishmael Or, In the Depths Methinks, however, in following the precedents of these toasts, he seemed to do more credit to his diligence as a special pleader than to his invention as an orator. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 05 (of 12) The successful pleader must convert his arguments into terms of his hearers' advantage. The Art of Public Speaking They follow precedents and examples with the punctilious exactness of a pleader. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 03 (of 12) Some of the finest Bengalee brains have taken for choice to the legal profession and have abundantly justified themselves both as judges in the highest court of the province and as barristers and pleaders. India, Old and New Ishmael laughed, and for a moment entertained the thought of admitting this plea and letting the pleader go. Ishmael Or, In the Depths Barely in his career had his conspicuous qualities as a special pleader been put so unreservedly at the service of simple justice. Stephen A. Douglas A Study in American Politics But you was wonderful as a pleader in the courts! Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement To the eminent of the present day, we give the title of speakers, pleaders, advocates, patrons, in short, every thing but orators. A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, Or The Causes Of Corrupt Eloquence The Works Of Cornelius Tacitus, Volume 8 (of 8); With An Essay On His Life And Genius, Notes, Supplements These inconsistencies are studiously displayed by an adverse pleader, but oftentimes with little impression upon the minds of the judges. Evidence of Christianity And to the detective's interest in probing a mystery, which seems to have been uppermost in the elder Browning, was added the pleader's interest in making out an ingenious and plausible case for each party. Robert Browning He rejects it as pleader; but constitutes it judge. A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.) But she never invited to them Mr. David Vavasour Williams, that rising young barrister who had become so famous as a pleader of the causes of friendless women. Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement In that bright assembly we find no orator, no pleader of causes. A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, Or The Causes Of Corrupt Eloquence The Works Of Cornelius Tacitus, Volume 8 (of 8); With An Essay On His Life And Genius, Notes, Supplements "I'm so sorry for her, papa!" repeated the gentle little pleader. Elsie's Kith and Kin The poets are nature's perpetual pleaders, and protest with us against what is worldly. The Function of the Poet and Other Essays Within the doors of the chambers whence fateful decrees were issued to the four corners of the earth the delegates were seated, mostly according to their native languages, within earshot of the special pleaders. The Inside Story of the Peace Conference But the case was destined to add but another illustration to what Cicero tells us of how, oftentimes, arms yield to argument, and the swordsman's looked-for laurel vanishes before the pleader's tongue. Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham A History and Guide Arranged Alphabetically He phrases the legislation which the ruler decides to be of private or public benefit; and he acts frequently as his employer's official mouthpiece and special pleader. The Promise of American Life You are a good special pleader," said she; "but you do not shake me in my purpose, and I hold to my terms. 54-40 or Fight He began his career as a pleader in the courts at the age of nineteen, and continued his practice for forty-four years. Plutarch's Lives, Volume II Waning and waxing Powers, vacant thrones, decaying dominations had, each of them, their accusers, special pleaders, and judges, in this multitudinous world-center on which tragedy, romance, and comedy rained down potent spells. The Inside Story of the Peace Conference Thenceforth he has been a flaming advocate of liberty, with singular advantages over all other pleaders. Brave Men and Women Their Struggles, Failures, And Triumphs He desired to study law and become a public pleader in order to defend the poor against unjust men of wealth. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic The father, loath to do this, called in the assistance of an able pleader then, Eugene Partow, lately become chief of staff of the Browns, who was an old friend of the Lanstron family. The Last Shot It may be dwelt upon by the pleader at the bar; or it may have a place in a sermon. The Young Gentleman and Lady's Monitor, and English Teacher's Assistant Armenia's cause found a forcible and suasive pleader in Boghos Pasha, whose way of marshaling arguments in favor of a contention that was frowned upon by many commanded admiration. The Inside Story of the Peace Conference You artful pleader, I'm not sure but it would. The Second Violin The special pleader and the poseur lack all these things, and they make themselves and their work foolish. Principles of Freedom "I have never dreamed of being a pleader in any cause," he said. Jean Francois Millet He was not only a lawyer of full and exact learning, an ingenious pleader, and a powerful advocate, but an exceptionally accomplished scholar. Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 1 But the credit which the pleaders ought to have enjoyed in the eyes of the Rumanian nation was so completely sapped by their antecedents that no heed was paid to their reasoning, suasion, or promises. The Inside Story of the Peace Conference Whenever the pleader could catch Evans’s eye, up would go the rooster and be appealingly held out. The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon I must not act as a pleader, but first as a keen and truthful witness and then as an impartial judge. The "Goldfish" Apart from his public position he is a pleader before the courts. Life in the Roman World of Nero and St. Paul Looking merely to the public career of Calhoun, the special pleader of the Southern aristocracy, we should expect to find him born and reared among the planters of the low country. Famous Americans of Recent Times It is said, too, that some of the chief pleaders were heard to express great satisfaction, that there had been but few state trials of late years. The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 04 Swift's Writings on Religion and the Church — Volume 2 He attained distinction as a pleader at the bar, and in public life; but his fame rests on his historical works. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History He was a spokesman of the people, a democratic pleader for justice and sympathy. Masters of the English Novel A Study of Principles and Personalities If a man of study and eloquence, he may have consented to act as pleader—taking no fee, because he is merely performing a patron's duty. Life in the Roman World of Nero and St. Paul He was wholly a special pleader; he never summed up the testimony. Famous Americans of Recent Times The skillful pleader before a jury, the wise politician, and the successful superintendent of men all alike are compelled to resort to suggestion to supplement their arguments in their attempts to influence men. Analyzing Character On his father's death, young Pliny, a boy of nine, was adopted by the elder Pliny, educated in literary studies and as an advocate, and was a notable pleader before his twentieth year. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 10 — Lives and Letters But Hardy is so much a special pleader for Tess, that the argument suffers and a grave fault is apparent when the story's climax is studied. Masters of the English Novel A Study of Principles and Personalities In a court of justice the president certainly could not "see" a pleader unless he wore it. Life in the Roman World of Nero and St. Paul He was doubtless as sincere in this as any great special pleader is in a cause in which all his powers are enlisted. Famous Americans of Recent Times As a pleader and a determined and artful advocate, he had few equals. The Coquette The History of Eliza Wharton We dare not be deaf to the voice of the pleader For freedom and purity, nature and right; Let Wisdom, high-throned as controller and leader, Meet cruelty's steel with the shield of calm might! Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, October 18, 1890 The pleader sat down, calmly as he had risen, and the judges conferred together as though they were on the point of delivering their verdict. Red Axe Her voice was a pleader's, yet it kept its pride. The Precipice Limerick man, was educated in Dublin and called to the English bar, but owing to deafness was more successful as a chamber counsel than as a pleader. The Glories of Ireland It should be sufficiently evident to any unprejudiced reader that in writing it he has played the part of the special pleader rather than that of the historian. The Philippines: Past and Present (Volume 1 of 2) He at this time possessed an extensive stock of legal information, having been an indefatigable reader, and spent the two last years of his preliminary studies in the office of a special pleader. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 568, September 29, 1832 He sat down calm and fearless as the Duke raged to Michael Texel, as I think, desiring that the fearless pleader could be seized on the instant, and punished for his insolence. Red Axe In different characters we are more or less protected; to hiss a pleader at the bar would, perhaps, be deemed illegal and punishable, but to hiss a dramatick writer is justifiable by custom. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces Increasing reputation as a brilliant and successful pleader, and the social influence which this brought with it, secured the rapid succession of Cicero to the highest public offices. Cicero Ancient Classics for English Readers The lawyer specializes in criminal cases or in damage suits, in commercial or constitutional law; he is a pleader or a consultant. The Trade Union Woman A laborious special pleader, being constantly annoyed by the mewing of his favourite cat, at length resolved to get rid of it. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 270, August 25, 1827 But Tom proved an eloquent pleader, and love a still more persuasive advocate. The Marrow of Tradition I persevered, yet still I strained The pleader to my breast; I hush'd her cries, but as I chid More fondly still carest. Vignettes in Verse In consequence of this decided success, briefs came in upon the young pleader almost too quickly. Cicero Ancient Classics for English Readers Besides, it takes away the indignation which is intended to be excited by the pleading; it takes away the manly sensibility of the pleader; it wholly puts an end to all truth and good faith. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4 George Talbot would not have written to Lord Effingham in such phrase, if one of you had been unlawfully transported to his prison and Talbot were your pleader! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 34, August, 1860 Aye, though his sin be black as night, And though he stand 'mid men alone, He shall be softened in My sight, And find a pleader by My Throne. Ballads of a Bohemian Too poor to study under a special pleader, he copied out three folio volumes from a manuscript collection of precedents. Self help; with illustrations of conduct and perseverance Cicero, in his treatise on 'Oratory', explains clearly for the pleader's guidance the nature of the tribunals to which he had to appeal. Cicero Ancient Classics for English Readers "You have won your suit, my fair pleader," cried the captain. Tarzan of the Apes It was from this source as from no other that Otis drew his power as a pleader. James Otis, the pre-revolutionist For the rest of his life he became a very earnest, if not always very wise, social reformer and a passionate pleader for what he believed to be true economic ideals. The King of the Golden River It is told that someone once came to request his assistance as a pleader, and related how he had been assaulted and beaten. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans And if I thought they were set there in hostile array against Milo, I would yield to circumstances, gentlemen, and feel there was no room for the pleader amidst such a display of weapons. Cicero Ancient Classics for English Readers How many vain pleaders for mercy, do you think, have turned away heart-sick from the lawyer's office, to find a resting-place in the Thames, or a refuge in the jail? The Pickwick Papers At this time the Madras authorities instituted the examination for the office of pleaders, and Mutuswamy came out first in the first examination, even beating Sir T. Madhavarao, his senior by many years. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 Smoking blood, over-filled cemeteries, mothers in tears,—these are formidable pleaders. Les Misérables Hauptmann, however, has very little of the narrow and acrid temper of the special pleader. The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann Volume II Either this, or the want of evidence, or the eloquence of the pleader, had its due effect. Cicero Ancient Classics for English Readers Words could not tell his wants, words could not express his contrition; but there he knelt, a silent pleader, presenting himself with all the dark catalogue of a life's sin before his dishonoured God. Life in London or, the Pitfalls of a Great City Your sister was an eloquent pleader, Miss Ward. Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus For an instant Harper paused in silent admiration of the lovely pleader, and then, folding her hands on his breast, he replied solemnly, "I cannot, and I will not." The Spy I come to you a special pleader," he continued, with growing earnestness, "to spread the gospel of peace. I Spy Gracchus was too good a pleader to be a fair observer. A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate His scholar, P. Orbius, who was almost cotemporary with me, had no great practice as a pleader; but his skill in the Civil Law was nothing inferior to his master's. Cicero's Brutus or History of Famous Orators; also His Orator, or Accomplished Speaker. Is every five-groat piece of a pleader, because he chance to have a wig and a gown, to browbeat the Lord Justice, and to fly in the face of the ruling of the Court? Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 The lawyers of the future will not be mere pleaders before juries. The Call of the Twentieth Century An Address to Young Men At this moment I recollected my bargain, and my debt to my good master the special pleader. Tales and Novels — Volume 04 The career of Scaurus had shown the successful pleader surmounting the obstacle of poverty; even the higher barrier of birth might be leaped amidst the democratising influences of the camp. A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate As a technical pleader, though he stood high, there were others upon the circuit equally gifted. Cleveland Past and Present Its Representative Men There it would lie wasting, if some one with less right than I—said the prince of special pleaders—was not the second to find it. Wilfrid Cumbermede Augustin, a professor of eloquence or a celebrated pleader, might be the saviour and the benefactor of his family. Saint Augustin The bar and the court, Lord Oldborough and my special pleader, were continually before my eyes balancing in my imagination all the pros and cons. Tales and Novels — Volume 07 The nobility was not sufficiently self-centred to be wholly blind to its own interests; and it was easier to patronise a soldier than a pleader. A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate He became a successful pleader in the courts, and passed through the usual public offices up to the consulate. Latin Literature Moreover, if a pleader is long-winded, you will not be fasting and chafing and seeking vengeance on the accused. The Eleven Comedies, Volume 2 Yet just now I heard some old cross-grained pleaders on the market-place who hold not this opinion discoursing together. The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1 Thus is man still a stranger to his inheritance, still a pleader, still a pilgrim. Woman in the Ninteenth Century and Kindred Papers Relating to the Sphere, Condition and Duties, of Woman. "The commissaries are to the army what the special pleaders are to the bar," observed my friend Power,—"dry dogs, not over creditable on the whole, but devilish useful." Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 Its most remarkable exponent among Christian writers was, up to the time of his conversion, a pleader in the Carthaginian law-courts. Latin Literature They seem to be mere clever special pleaders, religious rhetoricians like the Greek sophists, rather than guides in the narrow road which leads to salvation. Amiel's Journal They are apt to believe that they may, as special pleaders say, confess and avoid. Among My Books First Series Mr. More was esteemed the best special pleader, and, after Mr. Sergeant Pell, he was certainly the best advocate upon the Western Circuit. Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 3 It was the voice of an able pleader and he half arose from his chair, his arms eloquent of purpose. The Sturdy Oak A composite Novel of American Politics by fourteen American authors He made war only upon injustice and oppression; and when he commenced as a pleader he was noted for the energy with which he protected a client whom he believed to have been wronged. Caesar: a Sketch My own errors will always be powerful pleaders against me at the bar of this austere judge. Jane Talbot He is an exception to the proverb, and is none the worse pleader than he is always pleading his own cause. Among My Books First Series Whisky will not make a poet, nor poker a great pleader. Remarks All the time Joseph knew nothing of where his soul was; for he thought Mary was in the shop, and beyond the hearing of his pleader. Mary Marston He chose the bar for his profession; he resolved to make his way into popularity as a pleader before the Senate courts and in the Forum. Caesar: a Sketch My pleaders, after the same manner, before I did interpose my judgment in the reconciling of them, were waxing faint in their contestations. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 It is as a satirist and pleader in verse that Dryden is best known, and as both he is in some respects unrivalled. Among My Books First Series He attained great celebrity as a pleader, and stood high in favor with the emperor. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities Fielding protests against the popular ignorance of these sufferings in words that might have been spoken by some pleader for the East End 'Settlements' of to-day. Henry Fielding: a Memoir The unpractised orator was opposed at the trial by his kinsman Aurelius Cotta and the most celebrated pleaders in Rome. Caesar: a Sketch His voice was thin, his demeanour awkward, his speech indistinct; his style was laboured, being an obvious blend of Thucydides with Isaeus, an old and practised pleader. Authors of Greece However subtle and precise his arguments may outwardly look, they are at bottom the arguments of affection, of the special pleader. The History of David Grieve He early commenced his career as a pleader, and he was the acknowledged leader of the Roman bar, until the star of Cicero arose. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities He stood before her now as an incoherent pleader, and her heart burned with an exultation in which the thought of life and death played no part. The Native Born or, the Rajah's People No influential pleader, it was justly supposed, would venture into antagonism with Sylla's favorite and appear for the defence. Caesar: a Sketch He gained the reputation of being the first pleader of his day; he was fluent, witty, and forcible, and was noted for the strength and sweetness of his voice. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius Thus we read of guilds of notaries in Florence, pleaders' and attorneys' guilds in London, medical guilds and barber-surgeons' guilds in various cities, and of the book-writers-and-sellers' guild in Paris. The History of Education; educational practice and progress considered as a phase of the development and spread of western civilization The skill with which he pleaded the causes of his clients before the rural magistracy made his abilities known, and he rose rapidly to eminence as a pleader. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities The Colonel would not hear of counsels of moderation, such as I bore him from a sweet Christian pleader. The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family These faithful friends remained in town with Coningsby until he was established in Paper Buildings, and had become a pupil of a celebrated special pleader. Coningsby Trachalus had such a noisy organ that it drowned the pleaders in the other courts. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius As soon as the pleader presented himself, Mr. Lincoln assumed an easy attitude, legs stretched, leaning back, and read the petition. The Lincoln Story Book A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Form Upon my faith, I must be on my guard with you; you are too clever a pleader. The Captiva and the Mostellaria "Warrington is only just called, and has no business, but he knows law pretty well; and until I can afford to read with a pleader, I use his books, and get his help." The History of Pendennis As late as 1856 he was known as the poor man's lawyer rather than as a distinguished pleader. Cambridge Sketches As pleader for an accused person, Cicero cannot, we may say could not, be surpassed. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius To one such pleader, the President severely, but humorously, responded, in writing: "Would you have me drop the war where it is, or would you prosecute it in future with elder-stalk squirts charged with rose-water?" The Lincoln Story Book A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Form The opponents of preparedness grew so ferocious in their attacks on the pleaders for troops that the word "pacifist" became ironical. We Can't Have Everything I am but a poor special pleader, and your worldly wisdom is so clear, the dullest intellect might comprehend it. A Terrible Secret He had a pony saddled and galloped to the railway station, whence he telegraphed to his uncle, Ghaneshyám Babu, the pleader, “Father arrested: charge receiving stolen goods”. Tales of Bengal He was the most telling pleader before the centumviral tribunal, and he was the boldest orator in the revived debates of the senate. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius Although the life of a soldier sleeping on post was at stake, the pleader wished to forbear on finding that the supreme decider, the President, meant to make a personal matter of it. The Lincoln Story Book A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Form Orators, sophists, and pleaders, the three corporations of the Faculty of Letters,—Letters of State, signed and patented! Clerambault The Story of an Independent Spirit During the War But it is rather too late for liberal pleaders to urge them in a merely vituperative sense. Impressions of Theophrastus Such His pleader established by documentary evidence that the tenure was one without any condition whatever; while the neighbours came forward to prove that the land in dispute had been admirably tilled. Tales of Bengal He was conspicuous among tragedians for a power of reasoned eloquence of the forensic type; and delighted in making two rival pleaders state their case, some of his most successful scenes being of this kind. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius In one of these absences his wife deemed it fit for his coming dignity of pleader to have a second story and roof of a fashionable type set upon the old foundations. The Lincoln Story Book A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Form Not I, Alice,--but I am by nature a special pleader, and, just now, I am engaged on Herbert's side of the case. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 10, August, 1858 He undertook to ring the changes once more in its praise; not like a hireling pleader, but as an enthusiast in a most worthy cause. International Short Stories: French The pleader at first refused to gratify his curiosity, but yielded to entreaty. Tales of Bengal But the prospect was by no means flattering; it was, in fact, all but hopeless while the position of a special pleader was not my ambition. The Reminiscences of Sir Henry Hawkins (Baron Brampton) Berryer, like all those extemporizers without style, will only be remembered as a name, and a much disputed name, Berryer having been rather a special pleader than an orator who believed what he said. The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness Not truth, but the questionable victory of the moment, becomes naturally and inevitably the aim and end of all the pleader's faculties. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 10, August, 1858 Leaving aside the pleaders, how many parents have withdrawn their children from schools? Freedom's Battle Being a Comprehensive Collection of Writings and Speeches on the Present Situation On the morrow, Nagendra instructed a pleader to file a suit against his sister for recovery of the principal and interest due on the promissory note. Tales of Bengal There followed an overflowing half-column of warmest praise, embodying felicitations to the unnamed city so fortunate as to secure this "peerless pleader and Prince of Gentlemen." The Boss of Little Arcady Othello could deny nothing to such a pleader, and only requesting that Desdemona would leave the time to him, promised to receive Michael Cassio again into favour. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 3 Books for Children But as the thought arose, she heard, and lo! the steps of the pleaders and the sound of their entry. The Little Pilgrim: Further Experiences. Stories of the Seen and the Unseen. He it was who subjected the innocent pleaders of Shokhupura indescribable persecution. Freedom's Battle Being a Comprehensive Collection of Writings and Speeches on the Present Situation The pleader pocketed this first instalment, and assured Samarendra that he would prove the sale to have been perfectly valid. Tales of Bengal "That peerless pleader and Prince of Gentlemen," came crisply to my ears. The Boss of Little Arcady The first pleaders of Rome were not jurisconsults, but aristocratic patrons looked after their clients. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. The heavenly pleaders may be silenced, but never our Lord, who pleads for all; and heaven and earth may forget, yet will He never forget who is the Father of all. The Little Pilgrim: Further Experiences. Stories of the Seen and the Unseen. The glass was drained, and yet another filled,— And still the pleader cried, "Come, father, come." Canadian Wild Flowers On learning that Ramani Babu was implicated, the pleader saw an opportunity of wreaking vengeance on the persecutor of his brother. Tales of Bengal I believe my letter spoke of him as an able and graceful pleader, meriting judicial honors, or something of that sort. The Boss of Little Arcady We do not know exactly what answer Ferdinand made to the impassioned pleader, but we do know that he first sought the opinions of the learned men of Salamanca. Christopher Columbus The pleaders are all silent; there is no voice in the heart. The Little Pilgrim: Further Experiences. Stories of the Seen and the Unseen. There was sorrow on his face; but there was scorn there, too, as he turned affectionally to the sweet pleader. Annette, the Metis Spy All doubt vanished in the Sub Judge’s mind when the pleader handed him a document bearing the seal of the Chief Court of the Punjab, certifying that Priya had been in attendance on that day. Tales of Bengal A polite and elegant scholar; an eminent pleader at the bar in Dublin, and afterward advanced to be one of the justices of the Common Pleas. The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe The baronet derided the proposal, with many words of contempt towards the urgent pleader. Thaddeus of Warsaw Charity rendered her an eloquent pleader, and many and generous were the donations which at her prayer found their way from her old home in France, to the wigwams of her dear savages. The Life of the Venerable Mother Mary of the Incarnation Therefore, most men tend to hold the newspaper most strictly accountable in their capacity, not of general readers, but of special pleaders on matters of their own experience. Public Opinion Nagendra was delighted on hearing these clever tactics and straightway ordered his pleader, Asutosh Sen, widely known as Asu Babu, to file a petition praying for the cancellation of the sale. Tales of Bengal When he was twenty-six years of age, he made his first appearance as a public pleader, and soon gained the reputation of being the first orator at the Roman bar. The Story of Rome from the Earliest Times to the End of the Republic Belonging by birth to the class of country gentlemen, his first appearance in public life was in the Parliament of 1628 as a pleader for the liberty of Puritan preaching. A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. This is why the Mensheviks, direct pleaders for the bourgeoisie's right to power, exhausted themselves so rapidly and, by the time of the October Revolution, were almost completely played out. From October to Brest-Litovsk His father attained to the consulship 647: he was a short man and hump-backed, but a tolerable orator, and an industrious pleader. The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Complete After securing the coveted distinction, he was enrolled as a pleader of the Calcutta High Court and began to practise there, making it a rule to accept no fees from an impoverished client. Tales of Bengal O brow, so fronted with a stately calm, O full completeness of true womanhood, O counsel, pleader for all highest good, Thou hast upon my sorrow poured thy balm! A Lover's Diary, Complete The customary arts of the pleader, the appeal to the sympathies of the public, the introduction into court of weeping wife and children, he rejected as unworthy of himself and of his cause. The Greek View of Life I'll judge you, never fear, said he, as favourably as you deserve; for you have too powerful a pleader within me. Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded There were many witnesses, and twice Ram Dass became senseless in the Court because of his wounds, and the Stunt Sahib—the baba Stunt Sahib—gave him a chair before all the pleaders. Soldiers Three Debendra Babu was deeply offended with the young pleader, and determined to do him a bad turn if possible. Tales of Bengal These inconsistencies are studiously displayed by an adverse pleader, but oftentimes with little impression upon the minds of the judges. The Fair Haven This was the best apology of any that had been offered; natural affection was the pleader; and though blinded to its true interest, such weakness had an amiable source, and so was pardoned. The Scottish Chiefs And how can such poor selfish pleaders expect any other sentence, than the dreadful, Depart, ye cursed! Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded Mr. Hastings little thinks what a pleader I am become in his cause, against one of his most powerful adversaries. The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 2 Let us consult our pleader, Asu Babu, who is sure to have some plan for upholding the sale. Tales of Bengal But he scrutinized each separate passage of the two chapters with the dry minuteness of a special pleader; and as he was always solicitous to make, he may have succeeded sometimes in finding, a flaw. Memoirs of My Life and Writings And yet, summoning all his trained calm, Arthur Ferris, with unmoved gravity, bowed as he was ushered into the drawing-room of the great New York pleader. The Midnight Passenger : a novel He's a good conveyancer, but he isn't any pleader and doesn't pretend to be. The Imperialist Ovid, whom I thought to see the pleader, become Ovid the play-maker! The Poetaster That of Shibprakásh was duly confirmed, and its new owner adjourned to the bar library to settle matters with his pleader. Tales of Bengal A lawyer was clamouring in the tone of a triumphant pleader. The Fortune of the Rougons Allen, you special pleader, it really will not do! Magnum Bonum Upon the pleader's stand clamber his five young children clad in black mourning garments. A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life "Thou art a good pleader, madam," said the queen. Unknown to History: a story of the captivity of Mary of Scotland "Then he was pleader and judge in one?" The Lady of Blossholme All power is noble; Thor presides In Thrudvang, where all strength abides; There worth, and not descent, is leader,— The sword is e'er a valiant pleader. Fridthjof's Saga; a Norse romance Will you, dear Madame, be so kind as to be my mouthpiece and special pleader to Madame Dumaitre, who has been so uncommonly kind and cordial to me? Letters of Franz Liszt -- Volume 1 from Paris to Rome: Years of Travel as a Virtuoso And the pleader replied, "No; but I desire to question him of the reason of his returning it." The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 11 [Supplement] For her sins is a pleader that brow, ii. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 10 I perceive, sir, that you adopt the method of a special pleader, and not that of an honest inquirer. A Laodicean : a Story of To-day I understand he is a particularly successful pleader, and unusually cunning, and I am afraid of Crowfoot. The Patrol of the Sun Dance Trail Like Marcus Tullius, he was the foremost pleader of his day; like him again he dabbled in poetry, and his verses, so far as we know them, were sorry stuff. Letters of the Younger Pliny, First Series — Volume 1 |
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