ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON.
* Says the *' honorable " Dan I am a mighty man, And Where's the Super c»n Bid me stay ? If you wish to gain from me Your petition, do you see, You must lout on lowly knee, -,; Sir George Grey I' Quoth Sir George Grey :—' You are, I know, A magnate, as times go ; But permit me still to show Law is law. * You would have us cry Ortmus: We prefer to try Mandanks, And to teach you that your claim has A foul flaw. We will consent to sue, \ Since ho other way will dorBut not to sue from jou,
Great Bsshstw!' So the saucy vica-premier, J Bepresont'tig nothing here,! After all his soap and jeer,!
Has to rue,
Then success to Sir George Grey— Let him only put away Certain hobbies for a day— \
He will do. The corruption and the waste, Gigantic and debased, By which we aie encased,
He will smite; And every honest man, Wi'i do the best he can, To su-,tatn hira fn the van Of the fight.
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Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1677, 3 July 1875, Page 3
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177ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON. Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1677, 3 July 1875, Page 3
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