Like Cannibals we skip,
And show the House what depths of nous,
Has Jingo Statesmanship!
Punch. November 11, 1882.
The cartoon at the head of this parody, drawn by Sambourne, represented Lord Randolph Churchill, with a note of interrogation; Mr. Ashmead Bartlett, with a peacock’s feather; and Sir Drummond Wolff, with a sunflower; clad in Patience costumes, and adopting the attitudes assumed by the Duke, the Colonel, and the Major, when singing the original trio.
Song.—The Social Belle.
It’s clear, if I’m to hold my own, I must, with ardent zest,
To supplement my natural charms attempt my artful best.
What Nature’s done is very well, but Art can do yet more