Fellow of the Royal Geographical and Royal Historical Societies;
Author of "A History of National Anthems and Patriotic Songs," "A Memoir of George Cruikshank,"
"We maintain that, far from converting virtue into a paradox, and degrading truth by ridicule, PARODY will only strike at
what is chimerical and false; it is not a piece of buffoonery so much as a critical exposition.
of writers, who frequently make their heroes act against nature, common-sense, and truth?
the authors of these PARODIES."
What do we parody but the absurdities
After all, it is the public, not we, who are
BROWN & DAVENPORT, 40, SUN STREET, FINSBURY, LONDON, E.C.
The authors of the original poems are arranged in alphabetical order; the titles of the original poems are printed in small capitals, followed by the Parodies, the authors of which are named, in italics, wherever possible.
"Guards! who at Smolensko fled, W. E. Aytoun
"Britons! at your country's call".
Wing-Kee-Fum's address to the Patriot Army,
Diogenes, 1853
"Travellers, who've so oft been bled," Diogenes
"Ye, whose chins have often bled," Diogenes
"Serfs, wha hae wi' Kut'soff bled!" Diogenes,
"A' wha hae wi' Russell sped," W. Lothian
"Scots! wha are on oatmeal fed," They are Five
"Scott, wha ha' your Jumbo fed," Punch, 1882...
"Friends, by Whig retrenchment bled," Poetry
for the Poor, 1884
"Men by wise example led," Songs for Liberal
Electors, 1885
"Scots! although in New York bred," Funny
"Gin' a nursey meet a bobby," Judy, 1879
Parody in Funny Folks, 1879
"If a Proctor meet a body," Lays of Modern Oxford. 1874
"Oor Tam has joined the Templars noo," Rev, R. S. Bowie
"Sam Sumph cam' here for Greek" John Stuart Blackie, Alma Mater, 1885
The Whigs of Auld Lang Syne, Punch, 1865
Sir M. Hicks Beach on Auld Acquaintance, Truth
"We twa hae dune a little Bill," Punch, 1848 ... 66
Paraphrase of Auld Lang Syne, Comic Offering
Should Gaelic speech be e'er forgot?
GREEN GROW THE RASHES
Life in Malvern. Malvern Punch, 1865.
"Hey, for Social Science, O!" Lord Neaves
"There's nought but talk on every han'," Punch
Holy Willie's Prayer, Newcastle Weekly Chronicle
The Fishers' Welcome, Doubleday.
"We twa ha' fished the Kale sae clear ,,
To Burns, Joseph Blacket, 1811
The Political Tam o' Shanter, Punch, 1884
Anticipation in "The Monthly Mirror, 1799.
"I conjure thee to love me, Sophia"
Polka mou sas Agapo, Punch, 1844
Pay, oh! Pay us what you owe, Punch, 1847
Man of Mammon, e'er we part
People's William ! do not start, Truth, 1877
Maid of Athens ! -ere we start, Punch, 1878
Maid of Clapham ! ere I part, Jon Duan ...
Made of Something! ere we part, Free Press
Flashes, 1882
Made of Something! (Zoedone) Punch, 1880
Calfs Heart, "Maid of all work, as a part,
Madame Rachel ! ere we smash, Judy, 1868
Unkind Missis! e'er the day, Grins and Groans...
Maid of Ganges! thou that art, The Etonian, 1884
Maid of all work! we must part
I WOULD I WERE A CARELESS CHILD.
All the papers came down (on melting the Statue
of the Duke of Wellington), Truth
The Tories came forth in their pride, Alick Sinclair,
The Weekly Dispatch, 1884 ...
The Premier came down to the House as of old,
C. Renz, The Weekly Dispatch. 1886
Great Gladstone came down his new Bill to un-
fold, F. B. Doveton, 1886
Belasco came down like a bruiser so bold
My boat has run ashore," Punch, 1875.
A Farewell to Jenny Lind, Punch, 1848 ...
CHILDE HAROLD'S PILGRIMAGE—
"Adieu, adieu! my native shore"
"Adieu, adieu! place once so sure,"
"Adoo! adoo! my fav'rite scheme," Punch, 1846
There was a sound of revelry by night
There was a sound that ceased not (on the Rail-
way Panic), Our Iron Roads, F. S. Williams...
Waterloo at Astley's Theatre, Cruikshank's Comic
Almanack, 1846
The Battle of the Opera, Punch 1849
There was a sound of orat'ry by night
The Smiles of Peace, Shirley Brooks, 1856
The Wines of Greece, Punch, 1865
The Ills of Greece Punch, 1879
The Claims of Greece, G. A. Sala
The aisles of Rome, Jon Duan. 1874
The Isles decrease. Faust and Phisto, 1876
The Claims of Greece, Punch, 1881
The Town of Nice, Herman Merivale, 1883
The Smiles of Peace, Funny Folks, 1885...
The Liberal Seats, Pall Mall Gazette, 1886
The Fields of Tothill; a Fragment
The Childe's Pilgrimage, W. F. Deacon
The Isle of Eels! the Isle of Eels, Punch, 1844... 223
"O, Cecil! O, Cecil! beware of the day,” James
Robinson
"O, Salisbury, Salisbury, beware of the day,"
Albert Otley
"O, Tories! O. Tories! beware of the day
The Student's Warning, 1838
Ye Kite-flyers of Scotland, Thomas Love Peacock
Young gentlemen of England, Punch, 1844
Ye Peasantry of England, Punch, 1845
Ye Constables of London, Puppet Show, 1848
Ye Ship builders of England, Punch, 1849
Ye Subalterns in England Punch, 1854
Ye Clergymen of England, Punch, 1856
March, March, Make-rags of Borrowdale, T. L.
Peacock
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