Cartoon, A Holiday (Disraeli)

Cartoon, A Holiday -- a satirical comment on disagreements Benjamin Disraeli was having within his own governing party. He is depicted as a haughty female servant, off on a day's holiday, taking leave of his employer, Mrs Britannia. She is reading a book entitled Parliamentary Reports, and scolds him for quarrelling with his fellow-servants. A Punch figure grins from the mantelpiece

Analogy Comment Disagreements Disraeli Dizzy Employer Fellow Governing Grins Haughty Mantelpiece Metaphor Parliamentary Problems Quarrel Quarrelling Relationships Reports Ridicule Scolds Servants Tory Touchy

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