And this statesman he lived with no other thought
Than a premier always to be.
I had a vote—not a faggot-vote—
In Midlothian by the sea,
And I gave, with a love that was more than love,
That vote for W. G.;
Tho’ a vote that the Tories, striving in vain,
Tried muchly to win from me.
The Tories not feeling happy in mind
At the Budget which was to be;