At least. Yes, calm judicial self-possession
Is difficult, most easy trimming error;
But compromise with claims conflicting here,
Is scarce the course of equity one must fear.
The logic of it does not stand forth clearly;
The public conscience fidgets, and feels queerly.
Yes, to be arbiter, by law's compulsion,
In such a case, with issues so immense,
Is hard, no doubt; the public common sense
Against the arrangement turns with strong revulsion;