What the reasonable damage this afflicted man could claim
By the loss of the affections of this guilty, graceless dame?
Then the honest British twelve, to each other turning round,
Laid their clever heads together with a wisdom most profound:
And towards his lordship looking, spoke the foreman wise and sound:
“My Lord, we find for this here plaintiff, damages two hundred pound.”
So, God bless the special jury! pride and joy of English ground,
And the happy land of England, where true justice does abound!
British jurymen and husbands, let us hail this verdict proper:
If a British wife offends you, Britons, you’ve a right to whop her.