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Mr Erskine's Firmness
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IN the famous trial of the Dean of Asaph, Mr. Erskine put a question to
the jury, relative to the meaning of their verdict. Mr. Justice Buller
objected to its propriety. The counsel reiterated his question, and
demanded an answer. The judge again interposed his authority in these
emphatic words: Sit down, Mr. Erskine; know your duty, or I shall be
obliged to make you know it. Mr. Erskine with equal warmth replied, I
know my duty as well as your lordship knows your duty. I stand here
as the advocate of a fellow citizen, and I will not sit down. The
judge was silent, and the advocate persisted in his question.
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