Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE CAUSE WON, by VINCENT BOURNE Poet's Biography First Line: Two neighbours furiously dispute Last Line: Are plaintiffs--when the suit is ended. Subject(s): Litigation | ||||||||
Two neighbours furiously dispute; A field the subject of the suit. Trivial the spot, yet such the rage With which the combatants engage, 'Twere hard to tell, who covets most The prize--at whatsoever cost. The pleadings swell. Words still suffice; No single word but has its price: No term but yields some fair pretence For novel and increased expense. Defendant thus becomes a name Which he that bore it may disclaim; Since both, in one description blended, Are plaintiffs--when the suit is ended. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A MANUAL MORE ANCIENT THAT THE ART OF PRINTING ... by VINCENT BOURNE DENNER'S OLD WOMAN by VINCENT BOURNE FAMILIARITY DANGEROUS by VINCENT BOURNE INVITATION TO THE REDBREAST by VINCENT BOURNE NO SORROW PECULIAR TO THE SUFFERER by VINCENT BOURNE ON THE PICTURE OF A SLEEPING CHILD by VINCENT BOURNE RECIPROCAL KINDNESS THE PRIMARY LAW OF NATURE by VINCENT BOURNE SPARROWS SELF-DOMESTICATED IN TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE by VINCENT BOURNE |
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