No matter when or where,

And to treat that thing as a mere old song

Is more than the richest dare.

For the foolish spirits, who seek that Court,

To its Vultures once fallen a prey,

May struggle in vain to’ escape what they sought—

They never can get away.

’Tis a gem in its way, spite of evil repute,

No friend sticks so close as a Chancery suit.

The Briton may traverse each legal port