 I KNOW you Lawyers can, with ease, Twist words and meanings as you please; That language, by your skill made pliant, Will bend to favour every client; That 'tis the fee directs the sense, To make out either side's pretence. When you peruse the clearest...  Harper's New Monthly Magazine - Page 1391856Full view - About this book
 | John Gay - 1796 - 284 pages
...TheLifeof John Gay . .......... ... 97 FABLES. PART THE SECOND. FABLE I. THE DOG AND THE FOX. TO A LAWYER. I KNOW you LAWYERS can, with ease, Twist words and...language, by your skill made pliant, Will bend to favour ev'ry client ; That 'tis the fee directs the sense To make out either side's pretence. When... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1797 - 424 pages
...honest h^art, and a sincere iover ct his country FABLE I. THE DOO AND THE FOX. To a Lanytr. I KNOV.' you Lawyers can, with ease, Twist words and meanings...language, by your skill made pliant, 'Will bend to favour every client; That 'tis (he lee directs the sense To make out either side's pretence. When you... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...judgpaent.ty'd, . Thou.hadst not, like a Puppy, dy'd. The DOG and the Fox-. TO -A LAWYER. A FABLE. (GAY.}1 KNOW you Lawyers can, with ease, Twist words and meanings...language, by your skill made pliant^ Will bend to favour ev'rjr client ; That 'tis the fee directg the sense, ^o. make out eithei side's greteuce, When... | |
 | John Gay - 1806 - 178 pages
...to be printed from the originals in tue AuUor'i own hand-writing. THE DOG AND TUE FOX. TO A. LAWYER. I KNOW you Lawyers can, with ease, Twist words and meanings as yon please ; That language, by your skill made pliant, Will bend to favour every client ; That 'tis... | |
 | John Gay - Children's stories - 1808 - 146 pages
...SECOJVJ). FABLE K The Dog and the Fox. TO A LAWYER. I KNOW you Lawyers ean with ease, Twist words ami meanings as you please ; That language, by your skill made pliant, Will bend to favour ev'ry elient ; That 'tis the fee direets the sense, To make out either side's pretenee, When... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 596 pages
...I. TUE DOG AKD THE FOX. TO A tAWTE». I »yew you Lawyers ran, with ease, Twist word« and meaning s as you please; That language, by your skill made pliant. Will bend to favour every client ; That 'tis the fee directs the teme, To make out either side's pretence. When... | |
 | John Gay - 1816 - 174 pages
...just in view. e'f. END OF THE FIRST PART PART THE SECOND. FABLE I. The Dog and tlie Fox. TO A LAWYER. I KNOW you Lawyers can, with ease, Twist words and...please ; That language, by your skill made pliant, Will hend to favour ev'ry client ; That 'tis the fee directs the sense, To make out either side's pretence.... | |
 | John Gay - Children's poetry - 1816 - 266 pages
...just in view. END OF FART I. FABLES. PART THE SECOND. FABLE I. THE IJOO AND THE FOX. TO A LAWYER, 1 KNOW you Lawyers can, with ease, Twist words and meanings as you pleas* ; That language, by your skill made pliant, Will bend to favour ev'ry client; That 'tis the... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 270 pages
...to be printed from the originals in the Author's own handwriting. THE DOG AND THE FOX. TO A LAWYER. I KNOW you Lawyers can, with ease, Twist words and...language, by your skill made pliant, Will bend to favour every client; That 'tis the fee directs the sense, To make out either side's pretence. When... | |
 | John Gay - Children - 1823 - 228 pages
...just in view. END OF THE FIRST PART. PART THE SECOND. FABLE I. THE DOG AND THE FOX. To a Lawyer. T KNOW you Lawyers can, with ease, -*- Twist words and...language, by your skill made pliant, Will bend to favor ev'ry client ; That 'tis the fee directs the sense, To make out either side's pretence. N When you... | |
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