Gentlemen, my antagonists, we are agreed that the excess or defect of the gravity of the solid in comparison with the gravity of the water is the true and proper cause of floating or sinking.
(we; are agreed; that the excess or defect of the gravity of the solid in comparison with the gravity of the water is the true and proper cause of floating or sinking)
we
are agreed
that the excess or defect of the gravity of the solid in comparison with the gravity of the water is the true and proper cause of floating or sinking