The Pleader's Guide: A Didactic Poem, in Two Books, Containing the Conduct of a Suit at Law, with the Arguments of Counsellor Bother'um, and Counsellor Bore'um, in an Action Betwixt John-a-Gull, and John-a-Gudgeon, for Assault and BatteryWilliam Gould & Son, 1870 - 122 من الصفحات |
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الصفحة 1 - Yet not the more Cease I to wander where the Muses haunt Clear spring, or shady grove, or sunny hill, Smit with the love of sacred song...
الصفحة 29 - Chaos umpire sits, And by decision more embroils the fray By which he reigns. Next him, high arbiter Chance governs all.
الصفحة 63 - That so the battle, neither lost or won, Continued, ended, and again begun, Might still survive, and other suits succeed For future heroes of the gown to lead, And future bards in loftier verse to plead.
الصفحة 42 - SECOND COUNT'S, for other toddy, Cast,, flung, orhurVdon Gudgeon's body; To wit, his gold-lac 'd hat and hair on, And clothes which he had then and there on ; To wit, twelve jackets, twelve surtouts, Twelve pantaloons, twelve pair of boots, Which did thereby much discompose Said Gudgeon's mouth, eyes, ears, and nose, Back, belly, neck, thighs, feet, and toes, By which, and other wrongs unheard of, His clothes were spoird, and life despaired of.
الصفحة 43 - To taste said ven'son hash'd at night, For well I knew that hopeful fry, My rising merit would descry, ;, The same litigious course pursue, And when to fish of prey they grew, By love of food and contest led, Would haunt the spot where once they fed.
الصفحة 9 - But, chiefly though, dear Job, my friend, My kinsman, to my verse attend; By education form'd to shine Conspicuous in the pleading line, For you, from five years old to twenty, Were cramm'd with Latin words in plenty, Were bound apprentice to the muses, And forc'd with hard words, blows and bruises, To labour on poetic ground, Dactyls and spondees to confound, And when become in fictions wise, In pagan histories and lies, Were sent to dive at Granta's...
الصفحة 44 - For Sheriff, which important station He gain'd without solicitation, — No doubt his Lordship recognizes The coat he had on at assizes, A velveret, genteel and neat. With tabby lin'd, and frogs complete, Made for Squire Gudgeon's wedding ball, , When first he came to Webfoot Hall, An ancient seat in th...
الصفحة 9 - Among the blest, the chosen few, (Blest if their happiness they knew), Who, for three hundred guineas paid To some great master of the trade, Have, at his rooms, by special favour, His leave to use their best endeavour, By drawing pleas from nine till four, To earn him twice three hundred more ; And after dinner may repair To 'foresaid rooms, and then and there Have 'foresaid leave from five till ten, To draw the aforesaid pleas again.
الصفحة 43 - Hawk's deficiency of chin, Which I while lolling at my ease Was wont to draw instead of pleas; My chambers I equipt complete, Made friends, hir'd books, and gave to eat. If haply to regale my friends on, My mother sent a haunch of ven'son, I most respectfully entreated The choicest company to eat it, To wit, old Buzzard, Hawk, and Crow, Item, Tom, Thornback, Shark, and Co, Attorneys all as keen and staunch, As e'er devour'da Client's haunch.
الصفحة 53 - Haunt us, and watch our whereabout; Witness ye visionary pair, Ye floating forms that light as air, Dwell in some special pleader's brain ; Am I...