TO E. W. STAFFORD, ESQ., PREMIER OF NEW ZEALAND, &c.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XXX, Issue 2417, 21 September 1868, Page 2

TO E. W. STAFFORD, ESQ., PREMIER OF NEW ZEALAND, &c.

" Son of the Moon, and nearest of relations, To all the more important constellations I" Known are thy glories on each side the line, And part of Ireland is already thine I Great Son of Erin, 'tis to thee we look To speak as though 'twere written in a book! Child of the Emerald Isle, on thee we call To curb the petulance of Mr Hall • To improve his manners, and inform his mind, And teach him all the history of mankind I Teach him to fudge accounts, and do his

sums That none can tell which way the answer comes! Teach him to don the Ministerial glare, (So apt a scholar will reward thy care 1) To scowl down foes, and demonstrate to all No danger can a Patriot's soul appal I Teach him (or trust to iustiuct in his case 1) ■That nature's noblest law is Love of Place I Teach him to barter principles for pelf I ' Teach him heaven helps the man that" helps himself 1" Teach him, in short, all thou hadst learned before, But let him teach himself to be a bore I Two bores like thee would strike creation dumb; And Universal Nature would succumb I