Bench and Bar: A Complete Digest of the Wit, Humor, Asperities, and Amenities of the Law

Contains anecdotes of the Lord Chancellors of England, celebrated British Barristers, Chief Justices of the United States, distinguished advocates of the United States, and of the Western Bar. Also contains miscellaneous legal epigrams, puns, and poems. The Appendix contains important tidbits on many of the judges and lawyers of the time.