To great men who speak for themselves;
To voices once strong, now grown weaker,
To orators little and big—
To that excellent person, the Speaker,
His chair, and his gown, and his wig.
Good-bye to the Commons! To lobbies
Now empty, and silent, and still;
Good-bye to their various hobbies,
To motion, and question, and bill;
Their “Ayes” and their “Noes” and their prattle,