One longs for some relief from "blinkin'."
Still Mr. BALFOUR, so I hear,
Seldom goes further than "O dear!"
While moments of annoyance draw
"Bother" at worst from BONAR LAW.
Hence, if our leaders in their style
Are able to suppress their bile,
And practise noble moderation
In comment and in objurgation,
Why should not I, a doggerel bard,