87
An Election Address.
(To Cambridge University, 1882.)
I venture to suggest that I
Am rather noticeably fit
To hold the seat illumined by
The names of Palmerston and Pitt.
Am rather noticeably fit
To hold the seat illumined by
The names of Palmerston and Pitt.
My principles are such as you
Have often heard expressed before:
They are, without exception, true;
And who can say, with candour, more?
Have often heard expressed before:
They are, without exception, true;
And who can say, with candour, more?
My views concerning Church and State
Are such as Bishops have professed:
I need not recapitulate
The arguments on which they rest.
Are such as Bishops have professed:
I need not recapitulate
The arguments on which they rest.
Respecting Ireland, I opine
That Ministers are in a mess,
That landlords rule by Right Divine,
That Firmness will remove Distress.
That Ministers are in a mess,
That landlords rule by Right Divine,
That Firmness will remove Distress.
I see with horror undisguised
That freedom of debate is dead:
The Liberals are organised:
The Caucus rears its hideous head.
That freedom of debate is dead:
The Liberals are organised:
The Caucus rears its hideous head.
Yet need'st thou, England, not despair
At Chamberlain's or Gladstone's pride,
While Henry Cecil Raikes is there
To organise the other side.
At Chamberlain's or Gladstone's pride,
While Henry Cecil Raikes is there
To organise the other side.
