Quote#Politics & Power
Alone from Jargon born to rescue Law
Quote byRobert Lloyd · 1733–1764
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: ‘The Law-Student’ (1762) (on Lord Mansfield, Lord Chief Justice, 1756-88).
English (original)
Alone from Jargon born to rescue Law, From precedent, grave hum, and formal saw! To strip chicanery of its vain pretence, And marry Common Law to Common Sense!
— Robert Lloyd
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