Would have his wilful way.
There came a burst, a shock, a jar!
The Peer—oh! where was he?
Ask of the Chief who scattered far
Our old Nobilitee.
Dukes, Earls, and Barons went to smash
Amidst a grateful cheer;
But the crassest victim of the crash
Was that deluded Peer!
Truth, October 16, 1884.