THE SPEAKER DROPS INTO VERSE
The Speaker of the British House of Ceminons and Ciiuin Rawusley have been pxclimiging coinpiiinoi'.t.s in verse. Sir Donald Maclean, in cmigralulaling Mr. J.owlher on his rn-elpclion to the Chair, said .(bat; "an ideal Sneaker must not, only have good ''ision, but be sometimes quite blind; not only have acute hearing, but occasionally be almost stone deaf." This prompted Conon Uawnsley to send the following verse to . the Speaker, "with apology to Sir Donald Maclean":— tn you the ideal Spraker all men find, Keoii-sighted ever, but; at times stoneblind. t Swill with an ear for every -member's tone. Rut when need be, a» deaf as any stone, Endowed with double senses and pi.nsess'd Willi fpnse of hi;moiir. cf nil.senses'best. The Speaker sent the following reply:— Sir Donald. I ween, liali been rather unkind,' And I wMi that the word had been "mum," For bo made mo out deaf and he made :'me out blind, And he knows that I always am dumb'.'
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 183, 29 April 1919, Page 7
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167THE SPEAKER DROPS INTO VERSE Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 183, 29 April 1919, Page 7
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