A loss, indeed! Oh, on his head
May Heaven its blessings pour!
But if with such a heart and mind,
In Manners we his equal find,
Why should we wish for More?
When Sir Thomas More was Chancellor, it is said, his great attention to his duties caused all litigation to come to an end in the Court of Chancery. The following epigram bearing upon this fact was written:—
When More some years had Chancellor been,
No more suits did remain;
The same shall never more be seen
Till More be there again.