On Circuit.
Horace Smith 1836 (London) – 1922
Two neighbours, fighting for a yard of land;
Two witnesses, who lie on either hand;
Two lawyers, issuing many writs and pleas;
Two clerks, in a dark passage counting fees;
Two counsel, calling one another names;
Two courts, where lawyers play their little games;
Two weeks at Leeds, which wear the soul away;
Two judges getting limper every day;
Two bailiffs of the court with aspect sour--
So runs the round of life from hour to hour.
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | AABBCCDDEE |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 426 |
Words | 77 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 10 |
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