When a proposition can be taken in two senses--'tis a law in disputation, That the respondent may reply to which of the two he pleases, or finds most convenient for him. ----This threw the advantage of the argument quite on my uncle _Toby's_ side. ----"Good God!" cried my uncle _Toby_, "_are children brought into the world with a squirt?_"
When a proposition can be taken in two ways, the respondent may reply to whichever he finds most convenient. - This threw the advantage of the argument quite on my uncle Toby's side.
'Good God!' he cried, 'are children brought into the world with a squirt?'