He has all the law can give him.
ANDREW .-- Indeed, possession, as you say, would make it much surer.

They say it is eleven points of the law.
John began now to think that they were all enchanted.

He inquired about the age of the moon, if Nic.

had not given them some intoxicating potion, or if old Mother Jenisa was still alive?
"No, o' my faith," quoth Harry, "I believe there is no potion in the case but a little aurum potabile.

You will have more of this by-and-by." He had scarce spoken the word when another friend of John's accosted him after the following manner:-- "Since those worthy persons, who are as much concerned for your safety as I am, have employed me as their orator, I desire to know whether you will have it by way of syllogism, enthymem, dilemma, or sorites ?" John now began to be diverted with their extravagance.
JOHN BULL .-- Let's have a sorites by all means, though they are all new to me.
FRIEND .-- It is evident to all that are versed in history that there were two sisters that played false two thousand years ago.