Here lies a Dog: may every Dog that dies
Lie in security—as this Dog lies.
XIII
Epitaph on the Politician Himself
Here richly, with ridiculous display,
The Politician’s corpse was laid away.
While all of his acquaintance sneered and slanged
I wept: for I had longed to see him hanged.
XIV
Another on the Same
This, the last ornament among the peers,
Bribed, bullied, swindled and blackmailed for years:
But Death’s what even Politicians fail
To bribe or swindle, bully or blackmail.
XV
On Mundane Acquaintances
Good morning, Algernon: Good morning, Percy.
Good morning, Mrs Roebeck. Christ have mercy!