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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

Robert Barnabas Brough 1828-1860 John Bartlett

 
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    My Lord Tomnoddy is thirty-four;
The Earl can last but a few years more.
My Lord in the Peers will take his place:
Her Majesty’s councils his words will grace.
Office he’ll hold and patronage sway;
Fortunes and lives he will vote away;
And what are his qualifications?—ONE!
He’s the Earl of Fitzdotterel’s eldest son.
          My Lord Tomnoddy.