The Court of Chancery: a satirical poem.

Blewitt, Reginald James · 1878

When knaves and fools combined o’er all prevail, When justice halts, and right begins to fail; E’en then the boldest start from public sneers, Afraid of shame, unknown to other fears; More darkly sin, by satire kept in awe, And shrink from ridicule, if not from law. BYRON. The great delay and ruinous expenses of a Chancery suit have become proverbial. Shame to the country, that suffers such a stain upon its system of equitable jurisprudence! I offer no apology for taking up the tomahawk of censure against this dire national enemy. Would that I could use the weapon more dexterously! It must, however, be sufficient satisfaction for me to have removed the scalp of concealme…

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