In short, sir, Gravity himself could not keep his countenance at the nauseating littlenesses which were resorted to for proof of atrocious criminality, and indignation melted into ridicule at the puerile perseverance with which nothings were accumulated, with the hope of making something by their multitude.
Beveridge critiques the absurdity of the legal arguments presented in a trial, highlighting the ridiculousness of the situation.
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