AFTER LORD MACAULAY
THE LAUREATE'S TOURNEY
By the Hon. T— B— M.
FYTTE THE FIRST
"WHAT news, what news, thou pilgrim gray, what news from the southern land?
How fare the bold Conservatives, how is it with Ferrand?
How does the little Prince of Wales—how looks our lady Queen?
And tell me, is the monthly nurse once more at Windsor seen?"
"I bring no tidings from the Court, nor from St. Stephen's hall;