The Tree of Liberty
» (Written for The Chronicle.) ■'When Bitten by a Lion, 'Kick tho Dog."—A brand new, proverb with a moral that some will miss.
In Laws and Regulations Men's tongues iiud double tie; They gain no dispensations Who would unmask a lie; High-placed we find the v-anter, And spurned the man of brains; Who grovels not, instanter, Has prison for his pains ; Since Daniels come to judgment Greet with a loud guffaw • Each protest 'gainst the fudgment That masquerades as law. So wilts the Tree of Liberty, Ringbarked by officed fools WUiose brains are of a quality Mora meet in German tools. Long life to British Liberty— Not the New Zealand brand— "Ours" is a seeming Upas treo That desolates the land. Some rulers rule that Liberty Must be subservient To Governmental-made decree Free speech to circumvent. Long life to British liberty (By Pallas' self endowed); "Ours" is the country of the free! Cheer, brothers, with the crowd! 1! For df against them you should cheer Yours is a deadly sin That merits elongated ear And optic punched well in! BELSHAZZAR BIMKS. Levin, March 30th, 1917.
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Levin Daily Chronicle, 31 March 1917, Page 3
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188The Tree of Liberty Levin Daily Chronicle, 31 March 1917, Page 3
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