"'Tis a Wise Child that Knows its own Father"
Anon
Genre: | Notes, Drollery |
Subjects: | Patronage, Military Technology, Engineers |
Noting that heraldic writers used to describe 'Men newly raised to honours' as 'sons of their works', wonders whether William G Armstrong (who has just been knighted) will 'take it as an offence to be styled "son of a gun"'. | |
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