Social Commentaries

Lord Henry Chase

by Hilaire Belloc 1870–1953

From More Peers (1911)

Social Commentaries

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.

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Belloc, Hilaire. “Lord Henry Chase.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/belloc/90/.

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Belloc, Hilaire. “Lord Henry Chase.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/belloc/90/.

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