But save us from the Civil Service Bill.
(Four verses omitted.)
Punch. August 2, 1856.
The Beggar’s Petition.
(The Tichborne Claimant.)
Pity the sorrows of an ill-used man,
On whom has closed the heavy prison door;
He only begs you’ll give him all you can—
Oh, give him that, and he’ll not ask for more.