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Beasts at law, or zoologian jurisprudence

a poem, satirical, allegorical, and moral
Woodworth, Samuel (1784-1842)

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“And lastly, gentle Bulls, if you
Believe that Canis did pursue
The lecherous course imputed to him,
Your verdict must, and will, undo him.
But if, again, 'tis your opinion,
That Capra, under lust's dominion,
Invited what she now calls force,
You must acquit the Dog of course.”
 

Sampfilius then informs us, in a note, that the jury retired about midnight, and after consulting on the subject an hour, returned into Court and delivered the following verdict by their foreman:

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