In enterprise of martial kind,
When there was any fighting,
He led his regiment from behind—
He found it less exciting.
But when away his regiment ran,
His place was at the fore, O—
That celebrated,
Cultivated,
Underrated
Nobleman,
The Duke of Plaza-Toro!
The similarity to Corbyn cannot be ignored.
For those who do not know, the Duke of Plaza-Toro is a character in the Gilbert & Sullivan opera, 'The Gondoliers'.
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