Database of Poems
A Much-"Moving" Speaker
1884: Representation of the People Act
Author: Anon
Publication: The Bailie
Published: 8 October 1884
Place of publication: Glasgow, Scotland
Publication type: Newspaper/Periodical
Featured individuals:
William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898)
No full copy of this poem is available.
Archive/Library: Glasgow University Library
Classmark(s): Hard copy
Pages(s): 10
This poem comments on, and mocks, Gladstone's 1884 tour of Scotland, where he spoke at various railway stations. We are told that 'at every petty railway station', he spins 'forth a long oration'. The title critiques the fact that he gave his speech and then moved on.