_He_ never minds; he's not a gentleman!
True, it is now and then our legal lot
To teach a stupid witness what is what,
Or show that he (or she)
Is rather worse than he (or she) should be;
We find it necessary,
Very,
To blacken what we have no doubt is white,
And whiten what is very black indeed.
Agreed!

But ask the Client what _he_ thinks is right!
He may not care to see us fairly _fight,_
(It _is not_ a pleasant sight,)
Or hear us curse till all is black as night,
For the whole Jury might perchance take fright;
But _he_ knows whether he is ably served!
Stern Duty's line, he'll tell you (if he's bright)
Is always either angular or curved.
Now, pray, no bosh
About the _habit of defending crime_
Dulling the sensibilities in time!
The theory won't wash!
Once place my colleague on the other side,
You'd say, This lawyer should be deified!
Oh, what a conscience he would then reveal!
Sinners would tremble at his dread appeal!
You would perceive
(At least, you would be ready to believe,)
That, noting all the most abhorred deeds