OF THE WORKS OF ENGLISH AND AMERICAN AUTHORS, COLLECTED AND ANNOTATED BY WALTER HAMILTON, Fellow of the Royal Geographical, and Royal Historical Societies ; “The Poets Laureate of England,” “ The Æsthetic Movement in England," etc. Some things are very good, pick out the best, Good wits compiled them, and I wrote the rest ; John TAYLOR, the Water Poet. REEVES & TURNER, 196, STRAND, LONDON, W.C. 1889. PREFACE. T is now a little more than six years since this publication was commenced, and the completion of the Sixth Volume enables me to say that nearly every Parody of literary merit, or importance, has been mentioned in its pages, wbilst some thousands of the best bave been given in full. To form such a collection required not only an intimate knowledge of English Poetical Literature, but involved the reference to many very rare and scarce books, English, American, and Colonial. I beg to offer my sincere thanks to the Authors who kindly permitted their copyright poems to be inserted in this volume, particularly to F. Locker-Lampson, Esq., and G. R. Sims, Esq., as well as to the following gentlemen, for copies of Parodies and other information they have afforded-Messrs. Cuthbert Bede, G. H. Brierley, of Cardiff ; F. W. Crawford, T. F. Dillon Croker, Frank Howell, J. H. Ingram, Walter Parke, F. B. Perkins, of San Francisco; C. H, Stephenson, C. H. Waring, and Gleeson White. In nearly every case the permission of the authors has been obtained for the re-publication of their Parodies; in the few instances where this was not done, it was owing to the impossibility of finding the author's address, During the progress of the work, some further Parodies appeared of Authors already dealt with, it is proposed to include these in a supplementary volume, which will be published at some future date. It is believed that the ample Bibliographical information relating to Parodies and Burlesques coatained in this volume will be specially useful to Librarians, Managers of Penny Readings, and Professors of Elocution. Editors of Provincial Papers who offer prizes for Literary compositions should be on their guard against unscrupulous persons who copy Parodies from this Collection, and send them in as original compositions. In much of the compilation, and especially those portions requiring the exercise of taste, and in the somewhat dreary process of proof reading, I have been greatly assisted by my wife, whose cheerful co-operation in all my labours adds just the zest which rerders Life worth living. Whilst bidding my subscribers Farewell, I wish to add that the subject of Parodies will continue to engage my attention, and that I shall always be grateful for any information, or examples, that may be sent to me, addressed to the care of Messrs. Reeves and Turner. WALTER HAMILTON. CHRISTMAS, 1889. I N The Authors of the original poems are arranged in alphabetical order; the titles Authors of the Parodies are named in italics. PAGE. 224 68 345 ... 86 ... 282 ... 68 328 325 68 A Bibliography of the Parodies of Charles Dickens... Parody ... and “ Argot” Novels Rondeaus ; Villanelles, etc. The Ballade in Bad Weather. J. Ashby Sterry Ballade of Tobacco J'ay perdu ma tourterelle Dewy-eyed with shimmering hair Le premier jour du mois de mai Triolets by Austin Dobson... With Pipe and Book Ma foi, c'est fait de moi In corsets laced Behold the Deeds. H. E. Bunner ... Two Rondels In a Cloud of smoke Robert Browning. to Landsman's Drift. The World How I won the Challenge Shield The Bagpiper of Midlothian The Quest of Barparlo. Judy Browning is - what? Come is the Comer The Latest News. Fun The Losing Leader A Parleying with a certain person of no importance (Joseph Chamberlain) Parody 48 49 51 52 88 169 170 171 171 172 172 172 173 173 174 175 175 176 176 ROBERT BROWNING-continued. Austin Dobson. A Ballade of the Grosvenor Gallery Other Ballades An Idyll of the Lobby. Pall Mall ... John Dryden. Shakespeare's Feast, 1769 ... Alexander (Henderson's) Feast, 1884 Parallel passages and imitations John Keats Ode on a Jar of Pickles. Bayard Taylor Frederick Locker-Lampson. St. Giles. Henry S. Leigh Tempora Mutantur! and a Parody Bramble Rise A song at Sixty His Girl... Mr. Gladstone in Rome A Gallery of Fair Women ... Nursery Rhymes. Hebrew version PAGE. The Water that John drinks 104 The Show that Sham built ... 104 The Mine that Lyon struck 104 The Land of Austra-lia 104 The Ship that Jack built 104 The House that John built ... 104 This is the Radical Bradlaugh 104 This is the Face that Art made 105 The House that any one built 105 The Bicycle that Jack made 105 The House that Tithe built 105 The Mitchelstown Murders 106 This is the Toy. Truth. 106 The Boat that Jack built 106 Behold the Mansion reared by Daedal Jack. E. L. Blanchard 106 The Jubilee Coercion Bill 107 The House that Bowen built 107 The Domiciliary Edifice erected by John 107 A Sermon on this Rhyme ... 108 Mary had a Little Lamo Austin Dobson's Version ... 88 Robert Browning's Version 88 H. W. Longfellows's Version 88 Andrew Lang's Version A. C. Swinburne's Version 88 Parodies on “Mary had a Little Lamb 125 Sing a Song of Sixpence 108 Latin Versions ...108, 109 The Song of the Cover. Bentley's Miscellany 108 French Version ... 109 Sing a Song of Christmas 109 A Version in “Pidgin ” English 109 Carol furth a Canticle 109 Sing a Song of Season 109 Sing a Song of Dollars Sing a Song of Native Art 110 Sing a Song of Gladness IIO 110 The English Illustrated Magazine 110 Fifty Thousand nimble Shillings ΠΗ III French Pence, of Chamberlain, of Arma ments, of Tricksters, of Libels, of Dynamite Who killed Cock Robin ? Who'll teach the Prince? Punch, 1843 114 Who killed these Arabs? ... 114 Who killed Home Rule? 114 Who killed Gladstone ? 115 Who won Miss Jenny ? 115 Who'll kill Coercion? 116 Who stole O'Brien's Breeches ? 116 Who killed Cock Warren ?... Jack and Jill, and Parodies ...116, 122 Hey! Diddle Diddle ... 117 An Æsthetic Version 117 Mr. Escott's Version 117 This Pig went to Market. Latin Version 116 The Bells of London Town, and Parodies Mistress Mary, and a Latin Version 117 A Revised Edition 118 Political Parodies... 118 Old Mother Hubbard, as a Sermon 18 Little Jack Horner, Latin Versions 119 Little Lord Randy 119 ΠΟ 193 193 193 194 III III 55, 85 56 57 57 57 II2 57 58 58 58 58 59 59 60 60 61 I 22 113 IOI 101 ΙΟΙ 102 103 103 103 103 103 138 Three Children Sliding on the Ice Thank you, Pretty Cow that made Thank you, Pretty Spotted Snake What are you doing, my Pretty Maid? Sprinkle, Sprinkle, Water Cart Twinkle, twinkle, Morning Star Wrinkles, wrinkles, Solar Star Tyndall, Tyndall, Learned Star The Spider and the Fly, by Mary Howitt Will you Migrate to New Zealand The Irish Spider and the English Fly Will you Walk into our Death-trap ? Pray Come along to Hawarden ... HORACE. An Ode Against Tobacco C. KINGSLEY. Three Aniis went Groaning T. MOORE.' 'Tis a last choice Havana 'Tis the last Weed of Hudson's MRS. NORTON. Smoke not, smoke not... 135 A. C. SWINBURNE. Another match Ballade of more Burdens, “ This is the cause W. SHAKESPEARE. To smoke or not to smoke R. B. SHERIDAN. Here's to the hookah WALTER SCOTT. Hail to the plant ! ALFRED TENNYSON. The Cigar Smokers FIRST LINES OF SONGS IN PRAISE OF TOBACCO. 155 158 159 Certain Fumeur Courtisai: ure Veuve Come, Lovely Tube by Friendship Blest Charm of the Solitude I Love... Come ! don't refuse Sweet Nicotina Critics avaunt, Tobacco is my theme 149 152 148 152 152 150 I owe to Smoking, more or less I sing the Song of the Cigarette Knows he that never took a Pinch? Let no cold Marble o'er my Body rise Luscious Leaf of Fragrant Savour May the Babylonish curse. Charles Lamb My Pipe to me, thro' gloom and glee ... Taffy was a Welshman 119 I 20 120 I 20 121 I21 123 123 125 127 Halliwell-Halliwell, My Pretty Man When Great Victoria Ruled the Land Parodies and Poems in Praise of J. H. BROWNE's Imitations of Colley Cibber, A. Phillips, J. Thomson, E. Young, A. Pope, and Jonathan Swift, entitled 129 135 139 139 134 138 148 131 135 137 134 |