by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
The lawyer
Language: English
The law my calling is; My robe, my tongue, my pen Wealth and opinion gain And make me judge of men. The known dishonest cause, I never did defend Nor spun out suits in length, But wish’d and sought an end; Nor counsel did bewray, Nor of both parties take, Nor ever took I fee For which I never spake.
Lyrics from the Song-Books of the Elizabethan Age, ed. by A. H. Bullen, London, John C. Nimmo, 1887, page 183.
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Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by John Maynard (c1577 - 1633), "The lawyer", published 1611, from the collection Twelve Wonders of the World [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2014-02-25
Line count: 12
Word count: 60