"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."
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Robert Barnabas Brough
Robert Barnabas Brough (10 April 1828 – 26 June 1860) was an English writer. He wrote poetry, novels and was a contributor to many periodicals.
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