Punch,  42 (1862), 164.

Rogues of the World. (A Bellow)

Anon

Genre:

Poetry, Drollery

Subjects:

Commerce, Military Technology, Steamships, Engineering, Nationalism, Internationalism


    Written from the perspective of the British nation, complains of the cost of reconstructing the Royal Navy's ships to operate by steam, and of then reconstructing them again with 'iron wood'. Observes that the expense thwarts Britain's desire to 'rebuild London'. Questions why foreign nations execrate Britain's name, when it meditates 'no base invasion'.



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