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 Shade of Judge Jeffreys to the English BenchThe Commonweal, February 19, 1888
- The Village ButcherThe Food Reform Magazine, January-March 1884
- Bible BindingJustice, November 28, 1885
- A Song of “Freedom”Justice, February 14, 1885
- The Making of the BruteThe Vegetarian Messenger and Health Review, May 1910