And thus the comely face of honesty,

Is tarnished o’er by ill-designing knaves,

Who toil among the labyrinths of law,

In search of matter to perplex mankind

And leave the paths of wisdom.

Anonymous.

——:o:——

Hamlet on the Situation.
(Perplexed Premier Ponders.)

Clôture, or no Clôture? That is the question:—

Whether ’tis better, on the whole, to suffer