Legal & Other Lyrics By George Outram: Containing a number of new pieces & fifteen illustrations by Edward J. Sullivan |
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AN APPEAL FROM THE
SHERIFF
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AN APPEAL FROM THE SHERIFF
Sustains the pursuer's title!
Finds no irregularity in cital,
Therefore repels the defences,
And in respect
The stamp is correct,
Decerns for pursuer, with expenses.
Finds no irregularity in cital,
Therefore repels the defences,
And in respect
The stamp is correct,
Decerns for pursuer, with expenses.
Am I to be ruined by such drivel?
No! I'll see the pursuer at the devil;
'Tis only Henry Bell's decision—
'Tis not too late
To advocate,
And avoid this enormous lesion.
No! I'll see the pursuer at the devil;
'Tis only Henry Bell's decision—
'Tis not too late
To advocate,
And avoid this enormous lesion.
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I'll go to the Court of Session,
And resist this most infamous oppression;
I'll retain both Monro and M`Kenzie,
Fordyce, Handyside,
And others true and tried,
And I'll put the pursuer in a frenzy.
And resist this most infamous oppression;
I'll retain both Monro and M`Kenzie,
Fordyce, Handyside,
And others true and tried,
And I'll put the pursuer in a frenzy.
But if Fortune in spite of them should fail me,
And neither law nor equity avail me,
I'll care not for either Division—
Though I go to the court
Of last resort,
I'll upset this preposterous decision.
And neither law nor equity avail me,
I'll care not for either Division—
Though I go to the court
Of last resort,
I'll upset this preposterous decision.
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