Quote#Wisdom
He the robe of justice wore
Quote byAmbrose Philips · 1674–1749
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Ode: "On the Death of the Right Honourable William Earl Cowper" (1723), line 137..
English (original)
He the robe of justice wore, Sully'd not, as heretofore, When the magistrate was sought With yearly gifts. Of what avail Are guilty hoards? for life is frail; And we are judg'd where favour is not bought.
— Ambrose Philips
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