Between two girls, which hath the merriest eye,
I have, perhaps, some shallow spirit of judgment;
But in these nice sharp quillets of the law,
Good faith, I am no wiser than a daw.
_King Henry VI., Pt. I. Act ii. Sc_. 4. SHAKESPEARE.
Mastering the lawless science of our law,
That codeless myriad of precedent,
That wilderness of single instances.
_Aylmer's Field_. A. TENNYSON.
The hungry judges soon the sentence sign,
And wretches hang, that jurymen may dine.
_Rape of the Lock, Canto III_. A. POPE.
In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt
But, being seasoned with a gracious voice,
Obscures the show of evil?
_Merchant of Venice, Act iii. Sc. 2_. SHAKESPEARE.
So wise, so grave, of so perplexed a tongue
And loud withal, that could not wag, nor scarce
Lie still, without a fee.
_Valpone_. B. JONSON.
While lawyers have more sober sense
Than t' argue at their own expense,
But make their best advantages
Of others' quarrels, like the Swiss.
_Hudibras_. BUTLER.
All, all look up with reverential awe,
At crimes that 'scape, or triumph o'er the law.
_Epilogue to Satire, Dialogue I_. A. POPE.
Once (says an Author; where, I need not say)
Two Trav'lers found an Oyster in their way:
Both fierce, both hungry; the dispute grew strong,
While Scale in hand Dame Justice passed along.
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