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Poem by Hilaire Belloc


Lord Finchley


Lord Finchley tried to mend the Electric Light
Himself. It struck him dead: And serve him right!
It is the business of the wealthy man
To give employment to the artisan.



Hilaire Belloc


Hilaire Belloc's other poems:
  1. Heretics All
  2. Kings live in Palaces, and Pigs in sties
  3. Franklin Hyde
  4. The Dromedary
  5. Time Cures All


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