[Homer_J_Simpson]

Continued from March 14 (reply #11).

The Diary of George Templeton Strong, Edited by Allan Nevins and Milton Halsey Thomas

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Continued from March 17 (reply #3).

March 19. George Wood died yesterday. A very great lawyer, with an intellect that worked slowly but most effectively, like a heavy siege gun. Any sharp-witted man could outmanoeuvre him at nisi prius, but with time for preparation and on a question of principle, he was irresistible.

The Diary of George Templeton Strong, Edited by Allan Nevins and Milton Halsey Thomas