Memoirs of an old wig / [Anon].

  • Fenton, Mr. (Richard), 1746-1821
Date:
1815
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Memoirs of an old wig / [Anon]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ** the wisdom of the wise to cultivates “ till there was no balance in his pas- “ sions, and the decorum of life was “ sacrificed to its selfishness.” He said, that though he had been en- tered at the Inns of Court, had studied, and wras fully conversant with the laws of the land, yet, instead of interpreting them faithfully, and applying them im- partially, he had made use of them as a state engine, to oppress those who were adverse to Government, to gratify party spirit, or private spleen; that he had never been regularly called to the Bar, but had, taking advantage of the plague, smuggled himself into the profession, and with that unblushing front he was master of, passed through, without being detected as contraband. Ambition and profligacy strove for the mastery in his composition, and as he knew that, in the reign of James, there was no chance of gratifying the former, without sacrificing all the finer feelings to the latter, with him, then, it was only €