Agreed!
But ask the Client what _he_ thinks is right!
He may not care to see us fairly _fight,_
(It _is not_ a pleasant sight,)
Or hear us curse till all is black as night,
For the whole Jury might perchance take fright;
But _he_ knows whether he is ably served!
Stern Duty's line, he'll tell you (if he's bright)
Is always either angular or curved.
Now, pray, no bosh
About the _habit of defending crime_
Dulling the sensibilities in time!
The theory won't wash!
Once place my colleague on the other side,
You'd say, This lawyer should be deified!
Oh, what a conscience he would then reveal!
Sinners would tremble at his dread appeal!
You would perceive
(At least, you would be ready to believe,)
That, noting all the most abhorred deeds
Known to our records, this affair must needs
Be judged the blackest. Nothing like, since Cain.
And then, again----
But, pshaw! coming to look at you, I see
You're one of those odd folks who don't agree
With _any_ body. _You_ are not to pass
On these high questions; plainly, you're an ass.
I'd like to have you on the stand a minute!
You'd think the deuce was in it!
_I'd_ shake the humdrums out of you, I guess!
You'd presently confess
You thought that No was Yes.
It's just your sort--provided there's no hurry--
We like to worry.
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