"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."
Thursday, February 18, 2021
Happiness is birds of little throats, and short
Birds that are most canorous,
and whose notes we most commend,
are of little throats, and short.
-- Sir Thomas Browne, Enquiries into Common and Vulgar Errors, 1646
