Gentle casuist, I leave it to thee to conjecture, whether the blush (for there was one between us) was the property of the nymph or the swain in this dilemma.

Why should not I content myself with so many great examples of deep divines, profound casuists, grave philosophers, who have written, not letters only, but whole tomes and voluminous treatises about nothing?

Shall we suffer, when we have the power to prevent it, a pandemonium of scoffers and infidels and sentimental casuists to run riot in the city which is intrusted to us to guard?

" "As clear an explanation as the shrewdest casuist could desire!

19. 'Who shall decide when doctors disagree, And soundest casuists doubt like you and me?' (Pope).

All these little gentlemen are subtle casuists.