Social Commentaries
Lord Abbott
From More Peers (1911)
Social Commentaries
Lord Abbott's coronet was far too small,
So small, that as he sauntered down White Hall
Even the youthful Proletariat
(Who probably mistook it for a Hat)
Remarked on its exiguous extent.
Here is a picture of the incident.
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Belloc, Hilaire. “Lord Abbott.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/belloc/99/.
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Belloc, Hilaire. “Lord Abbott.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/belloc/99/.
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