The Percy anecdotesCollected and edited by Reuben and Sholto PercyVerbatim reprint of the original ed., with a prefby John Timbs . perished, if an oldj female domestic had not chanced to pass thatI way ; who, in the dark, taking me for somej great dog belonging to the castle, gave me aI kick \yith her foot, accompanied wi^h an ap-pellation somewhat dishonourable ; but dis-covering that I was a man, and what waymore, a courtier, she took pity on me, andcalled for help, ily servants then came run-ning to my assistance ; they put me in bed,sent for a surgeon, bled me, dressed mywounds, and I in s
The Percy anecdotesCollected and edited by Reuben and Sholto PercyVerbatim reprint of the original ed., with a prefby John Timbs . perished, if an oldj female domestic had not chanced to pass thatI way ; who, in the dark, taking me for somej great dog belonging to the castle, gave me aI kick \yith her foot, accompanied wi^h an ap-pellation somewhat dishonourable ; but dis-covering that I was a man, and what waymore, a courtier, she took pity on me, andcalled for help, ily servants then came run-ning to my assistance ; they put me in bed,sent for a surgeon, bled me, dressed mywounds, and I in some degree recovered mysenses. The next day they talked of a trepan,but I soon got rid of that dread. After lyinga fortnight in bed, when the prince had thegoodness to come every day to see me, andcontribute ever^thing possible to my cure, Igot abroad again. The day after this adven-ture, the court was at its last gasp. Neitherthe prince, nor any of his courtiers, could stirfrom their beds, so that the princess dinedalone. I have suffered severely by mybruises, and have had enough of them to sug-gest many moral ANECDOTES OF THE BAR. •Tis the divines to convert bj-faith, the Eoldiers to overcome by force, the politicians to circumvent byart; but to the Bar it especially belongs to prevail with men through means which their reason can com-prehend, which their courage need not disdain, and which their honesty must revere.—ANON. Coke. Few rci;^s, it has been remarked, have pro-duced so many eminent lawyers as that ofQueen Elizabeth. The graces of oratoiy,however, formed no part of the character ofan able lawyer in those days. Sir EdwardCoke, the most distinguished among the num-ber for talents and attainments, was at thesame time one of the coarsest pleaders thatperhaps ever practised at the English putting on his wig and gown, he seemed asit were to throw away for the time, everyshare of gentlemanly, nay, even of manlyfeeling, which his nature possessed. I
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