Wednesday, January 18, 2006

Great Legal Jokes (no. 94)

He, in a few minutes ravished this fair creature, or at least would have ravished her, if she had not, by a timely compliance, prevented him.

Henry Fielding (1707 - 1754) "Jonathan Wild"


(Mr. Fielding was a Justice of the Peace, but not such a famous one as his brother).

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