Though they never would be missed, they never would be missed!
First, there’s the Grand Old Madman and his silly little son,
And that “genial ruffian,” Labby, with his weak attempts at fun;
There’s Bombastes Falstaff Harcourt, and J. Morley, prince of prigs,
Flabby Childers, blatant Russell, half a dozen recreant Whigs,
And all those empty Gladstone bags who’ve got upon the list;
Oh, they’d none of them be missed, they’d none of them be missed!
W.
St. Stephen’s Review. July, 1886.