Lulled into stupor to his soul’s delight.
He, with his pompous Paddingtonian kin,
With well-plumped pocket and with well-filled skin,
Allows the fetid foul fermenting mass
To nauseate the souls of all who pass.
Addendum by Mr. Punch
Bumble’s our “Bottom”!—written down an Ass!
Punch, October 27, 1883.
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Shakespeare, who knew everything, was aware of the coming of Lord Randolph Churchill when he wrote—