A PARAGON FRAME (OF MIND).
["I never took anybody's umbrella."—Plaintiff (a Cook) in a recent Breach of Promise Case.]
Common are Cooks, professed, plain alike
And common, youths their sustenance who feed on,
Common (I'm told) a breach of promise suit,
And common, damages, in courts agreed on;
Common are briefs as blackberries; and fees
Are common quite as "leather and prunella";
Common are "unprotected" witnesses
("Credat"—as HORACE somewhere sings—"Apella!")