Classic Poem

After THE Member 's S PEECH .

" Gentlemen all, you hev heard
What the Parliament-man hes sed,
And I weänt gaäin-saäy but it's trew;
But, gentlemen, doän't be led
By the Parliament-man, or my word
— If ya taäke my word — you'll rew.

For he sed he 'ed knawed of men
Boorn upo tunnops and taätes
As 'ed raäised theersens oop fast,
As 'ed got to maäke law for the staätes,
Chaänged to a wig fro' the pen,
Sat on the wool-sack at last.

Tories the boys for my school,
Nivver wur sweeät upo' Whigs,
Now moind, it's trewth thoff I tell it,
We mun raäise beast, herses and pigs,
And graw good mutton and wool,
Not sit on the wool-sack, but sell it. "