In 1832 the Reform Act
Came in, which awarded more men the vote
Though still a minority. Heirs of Pitt
Opposed, but pressure mounted till it broke
Conservative resistance, and the joke
Of rotten boroughs, and voteless large towns
Was ended for good. Someone new awoke
This year, the year of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson's
Birth - enigmatic author, and Britain's
Most famous weirdo, seemingly trapped
In childhood, yet clever beyond reproach
Clearly he was attracted by children's
Innocent virginity but still met
And impressed adults too with what he wrote
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