When he chased a mad cow for three miles on the road;

But there's also another account of the hunt

With a four-legged pursuer, a biped in front.

If your house has been robbed and his counsel you seek

He's sure to look in—in the course of the week,

When his massive appearance will comfort your cook,

Though he fails in the bringing of culprits to book.

His obiter dicta on life and the law

Set our ribald young folk in a frequent guffaw;

But the elders repose an implicit belief