This poem is written by Benjamin Franklin in 1733. I found this poem on this website.
http://www.poetry-archive.com/f/the_benefit_of_going_to_law.html
This poem is in public domain.
The Benefit of Going to Law
Two beggars traveling along,
One blind, the other lame.
Pick'd up an oyster on the way,
To which they both laid claim:
The matter rose so high, that they
Resolv'd to go to law,
As often richer fools have done,
Who quarrel for a straw.
A lawyer took it straight in hand,
Who knew his business was
To mind nor one nor t' other side,
But make the best o' the cause,
As always in the law's the case;
So he his judgment gave,
And lawyer - like he thus resolv'd
What each of them should have;
Blind plaintiff, lame defendant, share
the friendly laws impartial care,
A shell for him, a shell for thee,
The middle is the lawyer's fee.
By Benjamin Franklin (1706- 1790)
Written in 1733.
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