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EPIGRAM CLXXVIII.

[In formâ pauperis, if a plaintiff plead]

QUOCUNQUE MODO REM.

In formâ pauperis, if a plaintiff plead,
Counsel, 'tis said, must give their aid, unfee'd.
“How then should counsel live?” perhaps you'll ask:—
O! never fear it—that's an easy task:—
Tho' paupers ready-made, Law gratis takes,
'Tis amply reimburs'd, by paupers which it makes!