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94 Or assume that the witnesses summoned in force In Exchequer, Queen's Bench, Common Pleas, or Divorce, Have perjured themselves as a matter of course
 * (Said I to myself—said I).

Ere I go into court I will read my brief through
 * (Said I to myself—said I),

And I'll never take work I'm unable to do
 * (Said I to myself—said I).

My learned profession I'll never disgrace By taking a fee with a grin on my face, When I haven't been there to attend to the case
 * (Said I to myself—said I!).

In other professions in which men engage
 * (Said I to myself—said I),

The Army, the Navy, the Church, and the Stage
 * (Said I to myself—said I),

Professional licence, if carried too far, Your chance of promotion will certainly mar— And I fancy the rule might apply to the Bar
 * (Said I to myself—said I!).