Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-06-05
HISTORY OF TUE Law


Mud we lawyers are comicil fciioYi,
N~io work nj Sht and day at out triie,
Ear mors than smith at LiS beilow.,
Tt9 The puties both sure 20 lose,
Ihe Judges get never thank dye see,
lNStauorusys come almost To buws,
andFhe eud Of It all is mere hankryptoy:
Slug fee, fli, de Iof,
An1 fee ,fsl, J. rol,
All fee, fol, dc ral-
Oh fee, fol, de roll, &c.
,,, gSer, and lawyers tliis problem advance.
Nhft iRynan- can frhd US tue riddle
zoe fewer are willing to darce,
I1e more are there lousiug 10 fiddle.
-, " an sts vius ye crowded 20 death
wen, uod knows their trade is a mystery
say no more, have lei.ure--snd br cath
hni III read you llwyer's brief history
IT'S fee, fol, lie rol, &c.
When old Dldley had matters in hand,
hod Twas crime 10 be with long hair ca,
no, lawyer could breathe IN chs Lad:
The only Attorney then known
t"nni little 10 do, since the PaT.5nh lie
Bale ham plead M mans cause but his OWE;
Cn paiu OF conviction for larceny;
With his fee, fol, de ro, &c.
Thea idleTs were put IN the pound,
ana witches, those old - rumP-fed roniau.''
II they eould'n; or wouldn't he drowned,
"sTe N9n5 up by dozen', like onions;
-. rva, high treason u. drink Of the crane,
ing who PuDtd their friends stool on hIacker II,
mud t,e rogue foon,: not gully u rape
Was stil 10 he iocd IS '6accoui.L
Fee, FOL, tie roll etc.
But "rur folksn soon vowed that it,vonll,-, do
Parties ltigsut iGust have a jury,
Send us one honest lawyer, or two
IL there he such IN rerstBl ndtura."
Bchtid straight miracle wrought
tltmfde all the women hnterieky,J
For the moment the lawyers took roti
r'ot witch could be found IN Aineri,a
For fee, fol, de Iol, etc.
-, " and hy came the day, of long robes.
With 1ur Judge. an scarlet and erinine
han fet1s hs, L.
Whinh looked visest 'tTvere hard To determine
Beu{h aad Bar IN those days we're suPrene;
SPncIl' plssd'ug was up al is maximum;
fferosat'Se every mans theme,
Sai take lees where you was an aSion7
Take ice, fol, de rOl, &c.
tlDd on cane the tunes when mem, soui,
".Tv tried, cause they wouldn't {" keep 'asv''
when Tue King thought lis People wese 10 si,,
dnd The People swore George had gone GRAVY:
tor tue lawyers observed that the fee.
We've al grahalgd hy has Maie'tys stieer.,
And they warned han they'd blow up breeze.
VI oImk tea without taXo and not coffee, sifs
tor their fee, iai, de rol, &c.
Fle King 10 Ills meter drmurred;
10 he non pressed wls heath his high staeArry
liat the lawyer, a. true a, their word,
Sure! up all the i'll blood in the uatrou;
The King Ui e. HruIiJ cam. on,
{rwn 4 Gespass de in iurin,
So We topplcd him oil OF ms throne,
Aud placed w Ellington rsotts in c,pir
Without fee, tai de tol, &c.
npW lawyers Save tETyeh since,
X neetis not ghost poet
II tell us-I you all vince,
AndeiY Prythce be quiet, knowii''
That our number Is not very small
~ attorneys all seahy 10 traninirI ono
You may learn from the rolls-ora c.ii
Frf The hill of eIehongs drawn ny Hamilton,
Fo h" Jse, fal, de rel, &c.
F'uf Il Is we're ponr set of dos.;
IL ~ our c,'en,s besrndse us;koir money;
Whale Tor them gel hodrss as bull froc.,
M king speeches Of pure od aud honey:
fhp Of assets we stand IN ;Ie,t reed
other hait men ~ hohes;y dubious,
Give ~ nougAt but the w,il Tor tn deed.
Aud we hnS our e,tstet are IN u,tbibus
Wnh Ouf fee, ftI, de ri, &c.
S'iIl The lawyers have MT Lost tiei,. care
'gHf pro qtO - c1nsihe4 alton;
anL ~ they wh1 the cabinet grace
WIN furnish head 90 the nation
tnbissldor' sent beyond seat
Lots OF new Pre5iieutiai candii4t.s
Ami hundreds VINO make, wIthout fsos.
Eferlastins CDusressIond grand dshaits.|
About fee, faI, de rol, e..
Raii1es there's one day IN the year
Wocn W. cHe not FIX for the rhno,
The day that has brought US all here
Where tesJiTi ningles u, vino;
50 Attorneys and CoursellOrI. all
Ee case Stniers wherever resident,
The bumper stands waiting our calf,
aud here's To the hest legal precedent.
Foe fee, tel, de rol, &c.