Punch,  63 (1872), 208.

Mems. for "My Lords"

Anon

Genre:

Poetry

Subjects:

Military Technology, Steamships, Government, Politics


    Addressed to the lords of the Admiralty, the writer argues that 'One gun that will pierce, mind, is worth any number / Which will not' and that small ships loaded with large guns are better and safer than large ships.



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