Trades and Professions of every Kind to be found in the Borough-Its Seamen and Soldiers-Law, the Danger of the Subject-Coddrington's Offence-Attorneys increased; their splendid Appearance, how supported-Some worthy Exceptions Spirit of Litigation, how stirred up-A Boy articled as a Clerk; his Ideas-How this Profession perverts the Judgment-Actions appear through this Medium in a false Light-Success from honest ApplicationArcher a worthy Character-Swallow a Character of different Kind-His Origin, Progress, Success, &c. THE BOROUGH. LETTER VI. PROFESSIONS-LAW. "TRADES and Professions"-these are themes the Muse, And we, perforce, must take them in our song. All who our numerous wants through life supply, Say, of our native heroes shall I boast, Born in our streets, to thunder on our coast, Our Borough-seamen? Could the timid Muse But needless all, that ardour is their own, And for their deeds, themselves have made them known. Who from destruction save us; who from spoil Would fail in themes where there is praise alone. (One of those limbs of law who're always here; The heads come down to guide them twice a year.) Would whip a rhymer on from court to court; One man of law in George the Second's reign He had a clerk, with whom he used to write And he so kind, men doubted of his skill. Who thinks of this, with some amaezment sees, *The account of Coddrington occurs in " The Mirrour for Magistrates;" he suffered in the reign of Richard III. |