To the fame of your name,
And every one shall know
Of your prowess ’gainst the noisy mob
Who never struck a blow.
The Puppet Show, June 10, 1848.
(Written at the time of the Chartist movement, when the late Emperor Napoleon III, was sworn in as a special Constable.)
Ye Ship Builders of England.
Ye Ship builders of England,
That load our native seas