 | Samuel Butler - 1869 - 168 Seiten
...What after-course have I to take, 'Gainst losing all I have at stake ? He that with injury is grievM, And goes to law, to be relieVd, Is sillier than a sottish chowse, Who, when a thief has robb'd his house, Applies himself to cunning men, To help him to his... | |
 | 1870 - 546 Seiten
...and replies, They'll write a love letter In chancery." But again : " He that with Injury is gricv'd And goes to law to be reliev'd. Is sillier than a...thief has robb'd his house, Applies himself to cunning men To help him to his goods agen ; When all he can expect to gain. Is but to squander more in vain."... | |
 | 1870 - 546 Seiten
...love letter in chancery." But again : " He that with injury is grlev'd And goes to law to be rellev'd, is sillier than a sottish chouse. Who, when a thief has robb'd his house, Applies himself to cunning men To help him to his goods agen ; When all he can expect to gain, is but to squander more in vain."... | |
 | Anna Eliza Bray - 1871 - 280 Seiten
...AND CO. HARTLAND FOREST. CHAPTER I. He that with injury is grieved, And goes to law to be relieved, Is sillier than a sottish chouse, Who, when a thief has robb'd his house, Applies himself to cunning men, To help him to his goods again. Butler's ' ffttdibras.' OLD SIR THOMAS FAIRLAND, of Northleigh... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1875 - 794 Seiten
...of our liberty. BUTLER : Hudibras. He that with injury is grieved, And goes to law to be relieved, Is sillier than a sottish chouse. Who, when a thief has robb'd his house, Applies himself to cunning men To help him to his goods again. BUTLER: Hudibras. Witnesses, like watches, go Just as they're set,... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1877 - 610 Seiten
...'Gainst losing all I have at stake \ He that with injury is grieved, And goes to law, to be relieved, 580 Is sillier than a sottish chouse, Who, when a thief has robb'd his house, Applies himself to cunning men, To help him to his goods again ; When all he can expect to gain, Is but to squander more in vain... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1878 - 788 Seiten
...of our liberty. BUTLER : Hudibras. He that with injury is grieved, And goes to law to be relieved, Is sillier than a sottish chouse. Who, when a thief has robb'd his house, Applies himself to cunning men To help him to his goods again. BUTLER: Hudibras. Witnesses, like watches, go Just as they're set,... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1880 - 520 Seiten
...satire of the poet met with a response from the public voice, when he sang: — " He that with injury is griev'd And goes to law to be reliev'd, Is sillier than a sottish chouse, Wlia, when a Ihief has robb'd his house, Applies himself to cunning men. To help him to his goods again... | |
 | Henry George Bohn - 1881 - 738 Seiten
...wage the laws, Nor further prospect than their pay, LAW, LAWYERS— coniinued, _ Ho that with injury is griev'd, And goes to law to be reliev'd, Is sillier...thief has robb'd his house, Applies himself to cunning men To help him to his goods again. Butler, Hudibras. But lawyers are too wise a nation T" expose their... | |
 | James Paterson - 1882 - 546 Seiten
...old story of litigants and lawyers : He that with injury is grieved, And goes to law to be relieved, Is sillier than a sottish chouse Who, when a thief has robb'd his house, Applies himself to cunning men To help him to his goods again : When all he can expect to gain Is but to squander more in vain.... | |
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Is sillier than a sottish chouse, Who, when a thief has robb'd his house, Applies himself to cunning men, To help him to his goods again... 
