Biography for Beginners

J. S. MILL

 
John Stuart Mill,
By a mighty effort of will,
Overcame his natural bonhomie
And wrote "Principles of Political Economy."
 

FRANÇOIS LISZT

 
The Abbé Liszt
Hit the piano with his fist.
That was the way
He used to play.
 

LORD CLIVE

 
What I like about Clive
Is that he is no longer alive.
There is a great deal to be said
For being dead.
 

KING EDWARD THE CONFESSOR

 
Edward the Confessor
Slept under the dresser.
When that began to pall,
He slept in the hall.
 

THE REV. JOHN CLIFFORD M.A., LL.B., D.D

 
Dr Clifford
And I have differed.
He disapproves of gin:
I disapprove of sin.
 

MESSRS CHAPMAN & HALL

 
Chapman & Hall
Swore not at all.
Mr Chapman's yea was yea,
And Mr Hall's nay was nay.
 

KARL MARX

 
Karl Marx
Was completely wrapped up in his sharks.
The poor creatures seriously missed him
While he was attacking the capitalist system.