Deportmental ditties : and other verses . In winter, when a blizzard blows, And drives thermometers to zero,I unexpectedly disclose The worst propensities of caution to the winds I fling, Sheer dissipation my delight is;While even Mothers suffering From chronic Suffragitis,And keeps a record, neatly written,Of all the constables shes bitten. 92 Crime and Clime In summer, should I wish fco read, My simple Literary fanci<Arc satisfied by Mrs. Meade, Or Mrs. Humphrey Wards winter, when the days draw in, I crush my conscience, NonconformistBeneath the Latest Mrs. G-lyn, Or
Deportmental ditties : and other verses . In winter, when a blizzard blows, And drives thermometers to zero,I unexpectedly disclose The worst propensities of caution to the winds I fling, Sheer dissipation my delight is;While even Mothers suffering From chronic Suffragitis,And keeps a record, neatly written,Of all the constables shes bitten. 92 Crime and Clime In summer, should I wish fco read, My simple Literary fanci<Arc satisfied by Mrs. Meade, Or Mrs. Humphrey Wards winter, when the days draw in, I crush my conscience, NonconformistBeneath the Latest Mrs. G-lyn, Or Mr. Waless wannest;While Mother skips from Mr. GossesTo volumes of Victoria Crosses. In summer, when some relative Commits a burglary, or forges,I see no reason to forgive Such quite unseasonable orgies;But when, in winter, I imbibe Too freely ere I seek my pillow,To Englands climate I ascribe This trifling peccadillo. See, Mother dear, how wild the weather !Lets go and crack a crib together !. 93 ROUGHLY SPEAKING >J (By this charming formula, says The Times, everything can be made to appearexactly like everything else, or like anything else that suits the purpose of themoment.) When the Suffragette excited Comes to parties uninvited,And assaults the powdered footmen who eject her; When she heads a deputation To the Home of Legislation,And then smacks the kindly face of an Inspector; When, with hooligans competing, She disturbs each public meetingBy her dissonant but systematic shrieking, Though her methods may be shady, She remains a Perfect Lady—Eoughly speaking! By the gentry known as landed The Finance Bill has been branded(Eoughly speaking) as the plunder of their treasure; While the Kadicals adjudge it A most admirable Budget(Koughly speaking) and an equitable measure. 94 Roughly Speaking What to one. is fair taxation To anothers spoliation ;While :i third applauds, a fourth is busy squeaking ;To a fifth the ConstitutionIs in throes of u Be volution —ltoughly sp
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