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The hungry judges soon the sentence sign, And wretches hang that jurymen may dine. — Alexander Pope

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The hungry judges soon the sentence sign, And wretches hang that jurymen may dine.

Alexander Pope
The Rape of the Lock · 1714
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Legal system
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Poem
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1714Age of Enlightenment
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Alexander Pope
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Current citation
Pope, Alexander. "The Rape of the Lock." Alexander Pope: The Major Works, edited by Pat Rogers. Oxford University Press, 2009, canto 3, I. 21.
Original citation
Pope, Alexander. The Rape of the Lock. London: Bernard Lintott, 1714, canto 3, l. 21.

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