WHO ARE THEY?

Evening Star, Issue 5967, 27 April 1882, Page 4

WHO ARE THEY?

The following witty but not truthful sketch of the English Ministry appeared in the ' Morning Post' : DILKB. A very long-nosed young man, An evil-disposed young man, An oily-tongued, empty pate, Down with the Church and StateBrother to Dilke younj,' man. SIR H. JAMES. A very astute young man, A remarkably 'cute ypung man; A very good Act is his 'Gainst corrupt practices— Try at Taunton young man. HARCOURT. A " Rabbit and Hares" young man, Confront-me-who-dares young man ; A modern Trebonius, Mighty Pomponius— Take-care-of-himself young man. GRANVILLE. A matter-of-fact young man, A matter-of-fact young man; A blandey delectaMe, Grandly respectable, Plausible-Peer young man. BRIGHT-CIIAMBBRLAIN. A slap-at-the-Crown young man, A levelling-down young man ; A robbery,jobbery, Quakery, snobbery, Chamberlain-Bright young man. IJARTINQTON. A dignifled-grand young man, A lord-of-the-land young man ; A stand no rebukery, Heir to a dukery, Devonshire-House young man. CIIILDERB. A genial and kind young man, Who does all the good that ho But the job quite bewilders Poor darling old Childers, Our army reform young man. FORSTER. A stolid and square young man, A troubled with care young man ; A buckshotty, bullety, Utter futility, Message of peace young man. GLADSTONE. A plausible, bland old man, A shifty as sand old man ; To aid Revolution Laws, Land, Constitution, He'd fling to the wind, old man.