[Lord Randolph Churchill said that the loss of the North Paddington Election might prove a "blessing in disguise" to the Unionist Party.]
Unhappy Unionist loquitur:—
Oh, Grandolph, Grandolph, was it all your chaff?
I for your real thoughts would give a penny.
Of such strange "blessings" we could spare one half;
We have so many.
There's Smith; no doubt he is a blessed boon;
His dash, his sparkle, and his tact are wonders.
But why does he "disguise" them late and soon
As awkward blunders?