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Dat ole fool do know somethin' 'bout law.

When George Washington was pleading de case of Marbury vs. Madison, what did say? What he say? Scintillate, scintillate, Globule orific. Fain would I fathom thy nature's specific. Loftily poised in ether capacious, strongly resembling a gem carbonacious. What did Abraham Lincoln say about mule-stealing? When torrid Phoebut refuses his presence and ceases to lamp with fierce incandescence, then you illumine the regions supernal, scintillate, scintillate, semper nocturnal. Syllogism, again I say syllogism.

(He takes his seat amid applause)

Man, youse a pleadin' fool. You knows yo' rules and by-laws.

Let me show my glory. Let me spread my habeas corpus.

'Tain't no use. Dis lawyer done convinced me.

But, lemme parade my material -

Parade yo' material anywhere you wants to exceptin' befo' me. Dis lil girl wants to go home and I'm goin' with her and enjoy de consequences. Court's adjourned.