We British workmen, so they say,
Are free; and who can doubt it?
For, if we do not like our pay,
We’re free—to go without it.
Unlike the helpless negro slave.
Our tyrant-driven brother,
If one employer prove a knave,
We’re free—to find another.
The Labour Leader, May 26, 1894, p. 5
More Verses by Henry Salt
- The Plea of PythagorasThe Vegetarian Messenger and Health Review, April 1910
- All Fools’ DayJustice, April 2, 1887
- FeathertopJustice, March 21, 1885
- The Village ButcherThe Food Reform Magazine, January-March 1884
- Hymn of ThanksgivingJustice, December 29, 1900