“Oh, That ‘Twere Possible!”

With apologies to Lord Tennyson. (“The grant of suffrage to women is repugnant to instincts that strike their roots deep in the order of nature. It runs counter to human reason, it flouts the teachings of experience and the admonitions of common sense.”—N.Y. Times, Feb. 7, 1915.) Oh, that ‘twere possible After those words inane For me to read The Times Ever again! When I was wont to read it In the early morning hours, In a mood ‘twixt wrath and mirth, I exclaimed: “Alas, Ye Powers, These ideas are fainter, quainter Than anything on earth!” A paper’s laid before me. Not thou, not like to thee. Dear me, if it were possible The Times should ever see How very far the times have moved (Spelt with a little “t”).