Database of Poems
A Hare-Um Scare-Um Lay
1867-8: Representation of the People Acts
Author: Anon
Publication: Paisley Herald and Renfrewshire Advertiser
Published: 23 November 1867
Place of publication: Paisley, Scotland
Publication type: Newspaper/Periodical
Featured individuals:
H.E.C. Ewing (1802-1887)
No full copy of this poem is available.
This poem has a set tune, and its title is:
(To an Oriental Air.).
Archive/Library: Paisley Central Library
This poem anticipates others from Paisley relating to the 1868 general election and follows a common theme in poems after 1832 whereby former reformers are corrupted by power.