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
- FeathertopJustice, March 21, 1885
- To The Poet LaureateJustice, May 2, 1885
- We British WorkmenThe Labour Leader, May 26, 1894
- The Socialist not a VegetarianThe Vegetarian Messenger and Health Review, February 1928
- The Song of the RespectablesThe Commonweal, May 31, 1890