"Severely criticised by their political opponents for neglecting their official duties, it was said that they had no thought but to live out their days in rural retirement."
Monday, December 25, 2017
Happiness is a Christmas-box
When time comes round, a Christmas-box they bear,
And one day makes them rich for all the year.
-- John Gay, Trivia: or, the art of walking the streets of London (1716)
