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185 And probably he saw with wrathful eyes, The tactics by which many strove to rise In their profession and pursued their way, By which they harassed and secured their prey. Of that too numerous and thriving tribe, A great variety I could describe; And could, did time permit, in satire show, What many men by sad experience know— That the fraternity of British lawyers, Have in their ranks some wily peace-destroyers; Some, whose transactions—I need scarce remark. Remind one of the spider—fox—and shark; And of the dentist, who, with clumsy paw, Has introduced his steel, a tooth to draw; Of that sensation too, which longer lingers, When accidentally one burns his fingers;