Men and monikins did not differ more than some men differed from other men, or some monikins differed from other monikins.

Ordered, that the sentence be confirmed, with costs.

I thought this decision the soundest of the two; for I had often had occasion to observe, that there were very startling points of resemblance between monkeys and our own species.
The contest now commenced between the two attorneys-general in earnest; and, as the point at issue was a question of mere rank, it excited a lively--I may say an engrossing--interest in all the hearers.

It was settled, however, after a vigorous discussion, in favor of the king, whose royal dignity the twelve judges were unanimously of opinion was entitled to precedency over that of the queen.

To my great surprise, my brother Downright volunteered an argument on this intricate point, making an exceedingly clever speech in favor of the king's dignity, as was admitted by every one who heard it.