THE "POETRY" VIEW OF THE SEPARA
yiON QUESTION,
Me. Beattciloxp,',the 103- hours speech. maker of the^ Provincial Council of Marl. borough, relieved himself, in the debato oi\ Separation in the House of Representatives of a speech which the correspondent of the Lyttelton Tikes, describes aa:—"not long; part funny, part; mad, 'There is nothing fresh' he said 'to be introduced into this debate but- poetry; I mean to bring i a poetry.' . And so he did, numbering hj s pieces as he went along. ■? Poetry number one,is 'Coming events cast their shadows before.' But I should advise Auckland- to keep its/tail cocked up and never to cave in, Let it not seek for impossibilities, remem. Bering the alchemists of old, who, according to poetry-Na. 2— •
Threw all their gold into the fire, from which They got a little oil to cure the itch. .■ IM them lubricate their machinery therewith. They have lost the war and* seat of Govern. ment, in which I sympathise with them. "We too in. Picton have lost our seat of Government, not without—
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Colonist, Volume IX, Issue 927, 14 August 1866, Page 10
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176THE "POETRY" VIEW OF THE SEPARA Colonist, Volume IX, Issue 927, 14 August 1866, Page 10
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