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 Sufficient ReasonThe Vegetarian Messenger and Health Review, May, 1927
- To The Poet LaureateJustice, May 2, 1885
- All Fools’ DayJustice, April 2, 1887
- The Appeal To PeterThe Vegetarian News, August 1926
- The Visit of the TzarJustice, July 31, 1909