"Does not the hope of that fill our universities with blockheads--and cram our courts full of barristers, with heads as empty as they leave their clients' pockets?"
— Morton, Thomas (1764-1838)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for T. N. Longman [etc.]
Date
1796
Metaphor
"Does not the hope of that fill our universities with blockheads--and cram our courts full of barristers, with heads as empty as they leave their clients' pockets?"
Metaphor in Context
TANG.
And to the woolsack. Does not the hope of that fill our universities with blockheads--and cram our courts full of barristers, with heads as empty as they leave their clients' pockets?--As many as are content, say "Aye"--Not content, "No"--The contents have it.
And to the woolsack. Does not the hope of that fill our universities with blockheads--and cram our courts full of barristers, with heads as empty as they leave their clients' pockets?--As many as are content, say "Aye"--Not content, "No"--The contents have it.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "barrister" and "head" in HDIS (Drama)
Date of Entry
08/24/2005
