Graves, C. L. and Lucas, E. V., Punch, Volume 147, Issue 3809… (19th and 20th century)
“ But when all allowance was made for this lack of precision the general impression was one of satisfaction that a leading politician should have frankly admitted that monkeys possessed qualities which entitled their human possessors to high office and handsome salaries. ”
Graves, C. L. and Lucas, E. V., Punch, Volume 147, Issue 3809… (19th and 20th century)
“ At present we were confronted with the gross anomaly that a tailor, who was admitted to be only the ninth part of a man, was given a vote, while the monkey, man's ancestor, was denied even the fraction which was all that a tailor deserved. ”
Graves, C. L. and Lucas, E. V., Punch, Volume 147, Issue 3809… (19th and 20th century)
“ This attack was all the more unjust and undeserved since the bear was a most hardworking and underpaid member of the community. When a politician reached the top of the poll he got £400 a year. When a bear did the same he only got a penny bun. ”
