Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, April 23, 1919 by Various
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To execute that ludicrous turn-over.
Some held the Peace was too severe, And others not severe enough; The latter cried, "The cause is clear-- LLOYD GEORGE is made of flabby stuff;" The former took the line that he had blundered In letting Fritz (their friend) be grossly "plundered." Then came a still small voice which said, "The thing that sent the coupon West Was Woman; something in her head Told her that second thoughts were best; To Party laws she hasn't learnt to knuckle (This was the view advanced by Mr. BUCKLE). "Men know a 'pledge's' worth by now; They take it with a touch of salt; To Woman 'tis a sacred vow, And for the least alleged default She gives her Chosen One no minute's grace, But treats it like a breach-of-promise case." O "Ministering Angels," ye Who yet are mobile as the breeze, Have you alone the right to be "Uncertain, coy and hard to please?" Our Ministerial Angels (GEORGE and kind)-- Aren't they allowed, poor males, to change their mind? |
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