Down with their arrogant, Reckless, extravagant, Insolent words! Shall they reject the bill? Shall they dissolve at will? Shall they obstruct us still? Down with the Lords! Commons of England, yet Shall the proud Lords regret Their futile aim. Make then our hearts rejoice, You are the People’s choice, You are the People’s voice, They but a name. _The Pall Mall Gazette._ October 3, 1884. ―――― GOD SAVE GLADSTONE. God save the People’s Friend! May he our cause defend! Trusted and brave. Lengthen his span of years, Deepen the tyrants fears, Until the right appears, Gladstone still save! God save the noble band Who long have led the van Of Freedom’s host! May faith and courage be Watchwords of Liberty! Until the goal we see, Each to his post! Gladstone, the People’s Friend! Our aid we gladly lend Thy work to do: Yielding no inch of ground He will his foes confound, So shall our cause abound―― Liberty true. From _Songs for Liberal Electors_, Manchester. A. Heywood and Sons, 1885. ―――― A NATIONAL ANTHEM. (_The Queen was to open Parliament on the 21st January._) Soon will our gracious Queen In town again be seen―― Our long-lost Queen; Let us be glorious, Yea, quite laborious With mirth uproarious To――oo――oo greet our Queen! Thus will Victoria Reg. Give us this privilege Too seldom seen. For she (oh, great event!) Hath stated her intent To o――o――open Parliament Parliament―― O――o――oh! gracious Queen! Hail, then, with all your pow’r, That joyous brief half-hour, When she’ll be seen! Thanks to our politics (Which, through our M.P.’s tricks, Often are in a fix) We――e shall _see_ our Queen! _Fun._ January 20, 1886. ―――― ADDITIONAL VERSE COMPOSED ON THE QUEEN’S MARRIAGE. O, grant our earnest prayer, Smile on the Royal pair, Bless Prince and Queen! May Albert’s name be dear To every Briton’s ear, The peasant and the peer―― God save the Queen. ―――― A JUBILEE VERSION. The Vicar of Ryde, at the conclusion of an entertainment recently held at the Town Hall, Ryde, in aid of parochial charities, called upon the audience to join in singing the National Anthem, and “gave out” an additional verse which had been written “for the occasion” was as follows:――