Social Commentaries
On an Ill-Read Lawyer
From The Humorous Poetry of the English Language (ed. James Parton)
Social Commentaries
An idle attorney besought a brother
For "something to read--some novel or other,
That was really fresh and new."
"Take Chitty!" replied his legal friend,
"There isn't a book that I could lend
Would prove more 'novel' to you!"
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Saxe, John G. “On an Ill-Read Lawyer.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/saxe/10/.
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Saxe, John G. “On an Ill-Read Lawyer.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/saxe/10/.
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