Hilaire Belloc

“ They went on sitting with their fellow-peers.
Lord Henry Chase
What happened to Lord Henry Chase?
He got into a
Libel Case!
The Daily Howl had said that he—
But could not prove it perfectly
To Judge or Jury's satisfaction:
His Lordship, therefore,
won the action.
But, as the damages were small,
He gave them to a Hospital.
Lord Heygate
Lord Heygate had a troubled face,
His furniture was commonplace—
The sort of Peer who well might pass
For someone of the middle class. ”

“ This is the first and only time That I have used this sort of Rhyme.
drowned in tears,
On opening but confirms his fears:
"Oh! Sir!—Prepare to hear the worst!...
Last night my kind old master burst.
And what is more, I doubt if he
Has left enough to pay your fee.
The Budget——"
With a dreadful oath,
The Specialist,
denouncing both
The Budget and the House of Lords,
Buzzed angrily Bayswaterwards.
And ever since, as I am told,
Gets it beforehand; and in gold.
Lord Calvin
Lord Calvin thought the Bishops should not sit
As Peers of Parliament. ”