Sir Gilbert Elliot

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    When Wellington thrashed Bonaparte,
    As every child can tell,
    The House of Peers, throughout the war,
    Did nothing in particular,
    And did it very well:
    —Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)

    I’ve heard the lilting at our yowe-milking,
    —Jean Elliot (1727–1805)