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The Little French Lawyer

The Little French Lawyer

The Little French Lawyer is a Jacobean era stage play, a comedy written by John Fletcher and Philip Massinger. It was initially published in the first Beaumont and Fletcher folio of 1647.


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“There is no jesting with edge tools.”

John Fletcher The Little French Lawyer

Act IV, scene vii.
The Little French Lawyer (c. 1619–23; published 1647)

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“One good turn deserves another.”

John Fletcher The Little French Lawyer

Act III, scene 2.
The Little French Lawyer (c. 1619–23; published 1647)

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“The foot in the grave.”

John Fletcher The Little French Lawyer

Act I, scene 1.
The Little French Lawyer (c. 1619–23; published 1647)

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“First come, first served.”

John Fletcher The Little French Lawyer

Act II, scene 1.
The Little French Lawyer (c. 1619–23; published 1647)

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