SIR GEORGE AND THE DRAGON.
[Nb£ original, but appropriate. — Ed. JET. S. T.~\ Otrn Patron Saint in days of yore Did maul a monster grim, For ■which his mem’ry we adore, May’st thou resemble him. Thou, who instead of spear dost wield A pen with facile force, With hanks of red tape for thy shield, And such a hobby-horse! Unflinching, clip his felon claws, And resolutely bind The wretch, that laughs at human laws, And strikes at human kind. Think not to melt by tender beef, His heart of Portland stone, Nor that regard as wholesome grief, Whichweeps at sight of bone. Vain will thy sweetest morceau be, Thy anodynes and balms, For one of his voracity Whoso conscience has no qualms. If he for delicacies sigh, When in thy stringent grip, Stand not on trifles, but apply With skilfulness the Whip, Some deem that spices have a charm To soothe the savage beast; ’Tis certain curries do no harm When Tanners give the feast. Consult his moral appetite. Feed him on thoughts like Pascal’s ; But let none on thy ’scutcheon write Gket —Fattener of Rascals! — Punch.
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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume II, Issue 113, 8 May 1863, Page 3
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187SIR GEORGE AND THE DRAGON. Hawke's Bay Times, Volume II, Issue 113, 8 May 1863, Page 3
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