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ADVICE TO A YOUNG LAWYER.

E brief, be pointed; let your matter stand Lucid in order, solid, and at hand; Spend not your words on trifles, but condense; Strike with the mass of thought, not drops of sense; Press to the close with vigor, once begun, And leave (how hard the task!)—leave off when done. Who draws a labored length of reasoning out, Puts straws in line for winds to whirl about; Who drawls a tedious tale of learning o'er Counts but the sands on ocean's boundless shore. Victory in law is gained, as battles fought, Not by the numbers, but the forces brought. Lyrics of the Law