"Mr. Attorney, I have often heard say, ' Blessed is the mending hand.'"

"Whatever at common law might be amended in civil cases, was at common law amendable in criminal, and so it is at this…"

"The rule is "that whilst all is in paper, you may amend.""

"Amendments ought not to be made, except in cases where the alteration is of such a nature as that no one can be misle…"

"We must judge upon the case as stated. If it is mis-stated, you must apply to amend it."

"I am very free to own that the strong bias of my mind has always leaned to prevent the manifest justice of a cause fr…"

"It is between the stirrup and the ground, Brother; but you may amend by replying."

"The test as to whether the amendment should be allowed is whether or not the defendants can amend without placing the…"

"However negligent or careless may have been the first omission, however late the proposed amendment, the amendment sh…"

"My practice has always been to give leave to amend unless I have been satisfied that the party applying was acting ma…"