The “tongue” he loved was loosed again,
In threats of “blood and thunder,”
And said “no man shall bully me,
The soul of truth and bravery;
My voice shall sound till the land is free,
And never be gagged by knavery.”
F. B. Doveton.
Society, October 24, 1885.
Several Parodies of “The Minstrel Boy” were published in “Life” November 26, 1885. As they all related to Mr. Gladstone’s electioneering journey to the north, one specimen will suffice, as there is a great similarity between them.