THE GREAT LORD CHANCELLOR.

Sir Thomas More, when at the bar, is said to have undertaken only such

causes as appeared just to his conscience, and never to have accepted a

fee from a widow, orphan, or poor person; yet he acquired by his

practice the considerable sum, in those days, of four hundred pounds per

annum. When he rose to the height of his profession, his diligence was

so great, that one day being in court he called for the next cause, on

which it was answered, that there were no more suits in chancery. This

made a punning bard of that time thus express himself:--

When _More_ some years had chancellor been,

No _more_ suits did remain;

The same shall never _more_ be seen.

Till _More_ be there again.