ELEGY IN A COUNTRY CHURCHYARD
- The men that worked for England
- They have their graves at home:
- And birds and bees of England
- About the cross can roam.
- But they that fought for England,
- Following a falling star,
- Alas, alas for England
- They have their graves afar.
- And they that rule in England,
- In stately conclave met,
- Alas, alas for England
- They have no graves as yet.
In respect of our current political class, the last verse is unfortunately true - but there are those of us willing to give them a helping hand........................
H/T: Edward Spalton
3 comments:
I've got a shovel. Not sure if they deserve a cross over their graves,though.
It is like being under Occupation. William Hague once told us in 2001 Let me take you on a journey to a foreign land
Now we've arrived he's certainly not doing much to get us out of it.
jic: shovels are out - AK47s and hemp are in! Reason: they dig their own graves first........
TT: Actually that speech of Hague's was one of his finest I thought - but I take your point!
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