Punch: Punch (56.1869)

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PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARTVAJIL

[June 26 1869.

MAKING THE BEST OF IT.

To Artists who have Big Pictures Returned on their Hands “ If you can’t Live by them, Live under them ! ”

“ HITTING OUT.”

Air—“ John Todd.”

You ’re an eloquent man, John Bright, John Bright—

You ’re an eloquent man, John Bright—

But the time of your song
Is still “ You are wrong :

There’s but one man invariably right,

And that’s Bright ! ”—

He’s the one man who always is right.

You’re a well-abused man, John Bright, John Bright—
You’re a well-abused man, John Bright—

But for ev’ry hard whack
You give ten harder back—

That’s what usually comes of a fight

With John Bright—

’Taint oft John has the worst of the fight.

Quaker breeding you’ve had, John Bright, John Bright—
Quaker breeding you’ve had, John Bright—

But the mild Quaker creed
In your own way you read,

Nor turn left cheek to him who hits right—

Of John Bright—

Nor turn left cheek to him who hits right.

Man of peace though you be, John Bright, John Bright—
Man of peace though you be, John Bright—

Those who shake fists with you.

Own, in black and in blue,

There’s no foe like a Friend who shows fight
A la Bright—

There’s no foe like a Friend who shows fight.

So you’ve whipp’d your way up, John Bright, John Bright—
So you’ve whipp’d your way up, John Bright—

“ Hitting out ” with a will—

And conducting the mill—

As a rule, to your backers’ delight

In John Bright—

As a rule, to your backers’ delight.

Many changes you’ve seen, John Bright, John Bright—
Many changes you’ve seen, John Bright—

But on the whole view,

Things have come round ic\you.

While your enemies’ black has turn’d white.

For John Bright—

Your enemies’ black has turn’d white.

But what change have you seen, John Bright. John Bright-
What change have you seen, John Bright—

Like the right-about-face
That brings you into place,

And bids us Bight Hon’rable write

Plain John Bright—

Bids us you a Right Hon’rable write?

That change should bring others, John Bright, John Bright-
That change should bring others, John Bright—

When dignity’s new,

Manners should be so toos
And your manners want some setting right,

My dear Bright—

Your manners want some setting right.

You’re a Minister now, John Bright, Jc2> Bright—

You’re a Minister now, John Bright—

And Ministers don’t
“ Hit out,” as are wont
M.P.’s on their own hooks that fight,

As used John Bright—

M.P.’s on their own hooks that fight.

There’s the Minister’s muzzle, John Bright, John Bright—
There’s the Minister’s muzzle, John Bright—-