Speak of Methuselah, no more
’Tis “Back to G. B. S.”
What shall the Future praise him for
The fun? The seriousness?
The illuming thought? The scene on scene
Portrayed by master mind?
All these: but most that wit so keen
Could flash from heart so kind.
The Times, July 26, 1926, p. 15
More Verses by Henry Salt
- The Unborn Pigs to their PatronThe Vegetarian News, July 1928
- The Shade of Judge Jeffreys to the English BenchThe Commonweal, February 19, 1888
- The Plea of PythagorasThe Vegetarian Messenger and Health Review, April 1910
- On the Irish EvictionsThe Commonweal, August 20, 1887
- The Visit of the TzarJustice, July 31, 1909