PARODIES OF THE WORKS OF ENGLISH & AMERICAN AUTHORS, COLLECTED AND ANNOTATED BY WALTER HAMILTON, Fellow of the Royal Geographical and Royal Historical Societies : “ The Poets Laureate of England ;" “ The Esthetic Movement in England," etia “We maintain that, far from converting virtue into a parodox, and degrading truth by ridicule, Parovy will only strike at D'ISRAELI'S Curiosities of Literature. VOLUME I, CONTAINING PARODIES OF THE POEMS OF ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON, BRET HARTE, THOMAS HOOD, AND THE REVEREND C. WOLFE. REEVES & TURNER, 196, STRAND, LONDON, W.C. 1884. JOHNSON REPRINT CORPORATION JOHNSON REPRINT COMPANY LTD. Berkeley Square House, London, W. 1 H22 vil “Te sujet que l'on entreprend de parodier doit toujours îlre un ouvrage connu, clibre, estimu'. La critique d'une pièce médiocre ne peut jamais devenir intéressante, ni piquer la curiosité. Il faut que l'imitalion soil fidile, que les plaisantéries naissent du fond des choses, et paraissent s'être présentées d'elles. Mémoire sur l'origine de la Farodie, etc. Par M. l'Abbé Sallier, 1733. “It was because Homer was the most popular poet, that he was most susceptible of the playful honours of the Greek parodist; unless the prototype is familiar to us, a parody is nothing." ISAAC D'ISRAELI. Reprinted from a copy in the collections of The New York Public Library First reprinting, 1967, Johnson Reprint Corporation Printed in the United States of America PREFACE. W HEN this Collection was originally projected, it seemed so unlikely to receive much support from the general public that it was intended to publish a few only of the best Parodies of each author. After the issue of the first few numbers, however, it became evident that “a hit-a palpable hit” had been made, the sale rapidly increased, and subscribers not only expressed their desire that the collection should be made as nearly complete as possible, but by the loans of scarce books, and copies of Parodies, helped to make it so. This involved an alteration in the original arrangement, and as it would have been monotonous to fill a whole number of sixteen pages with parodies of one short poem, such as those on “ Excelsior," or Wolfe's Ode, it became necessary to spread them over several numbers. In the Index, which has been carefully compiled, references will be found, under the titles of the original Poems, to all the parodies mentioned. In all cases, where it has been possible to do so, full titles and descriptions of the works quoted from, have been given; any omission to do this has been unintentional, and will be at once rectified on the necessary information being supplied. ܀ To the following gentlemen I am much indebted for assistance in the formation of this collection, either by granting permission to quote from their works, or by their original contributions :Messrs. Lewis Carroll (author of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland”), G. P. Beckley, James Gordon, John Lane, J. W. Morris, Walter Parke (author of “The Lays of the Saintly "), H. Cholmondeley Pennell (author of "Puck on Pegasus "), Major-General Rigaud, Edward Simpson, G. R. Sims, Basil H. Soulsby, Edward Walford, M.A. (Editor of “The Antiquarian Magazine "), J. W. Gleeson White, W. H. K. Wright, Public Library, Plymouth, and John Whyte, Public Library, Inverness. A great deal of bibliographical information was sent me by my late lamented friend, the learned and genial Mr. William Bates, Editor of “ The Maclise Portrait Gallery;" his brother, Mr. A. H. Bates; the Rev. T. W. Carson, of Dublin; and Miss Orton, have also given me valuable assistance. In a few cases where parodies are to be found in easily accessible works, extracts only have been quoted, or references given ; but it is intended in future, wherever permission can be obtained, to give each parody in full, as they are found to be useful for public entertainments, and recitations. When the older masters of our Literature are reached, a great deal of curious and amusing information will be given, and it is intended to conclude with a complete bibliographical account of PARODY, with extracts and translations from all the principal works on the topic. Whilst arranging the present volume, I have been gathering materials for those to come, which will illustrate the works of those old writers whose names are familiar in our mouths as household words. Much that is not only quaint and amusing will thus be collected, whilst many illustrations of our literature, both in prose and verse, which are valuable to the student, will for the first time be methodically arranged, annotated, and published in a cheap and accessible form. WALTER HAMILTON. 64, BROMFELDE ROAD, CLAPIAM, LONDON, S.W. December, 1884. 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 Farodies. 62 12 126 12 ... I REMEMBER, I REMEMBER- 124 124 125 130 “One more unfortunate, Ploughed for degree," 125 126 127 127 128 130 131 131 132 132 135 .. mand” Charles S. Calverley. Thomas Campbell. William Cowper. Bret Harte. The Heathen Pass-ee Truthsul James's Song of the Shirt Remarks about Othello, 1876 Gulch Trials and Troubles of a Tourist 63 64 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. A Psalm of Life Assurance, 1869 Lives of wealthy men remind us “ Wives of great men all remind us Take Care Beware! (of Lord Salisbury), 1882 Song of the Irish Land, 1881 Song of the Oyster Land, 1882 The Repentant Baron, 1871 Calverley's Olle to Tobacco ::: 67 67 67 91 ... INDEX. - 89 90 ... ... 90 92 ... THE BRIDGE- The Bridge (by Longus Socius), 1866 ... What is in an aim, 1865 ... The Swell's Dream, 1883 Queen Sigrid, the Haughty A Modern Saga, 1879 Sister Bill (Parodies of Longfellow and William Morris. Bayard Taylor. Sir Eggnogg 80 ... 100 ... ... 65 98 ... Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (Continued). 71 72 75 75 75 76 76 77 77 78 78 80 80 80 80 95 Piamater, by Alfred Longcove 80 80 80, 102 94 103 103 68 68 69 69 69 70 70 70 Excelsior in “Pidgin English” Topside 81 81 82 86 87 99 “Don't bother us !” 1884 88 88 Alfred, Lord Tennyson (Poet Laureate). 3 28 33 181 Thackeray's Parody on 5 4 5 17 48 57 58 142 142 144 178 185 24 6 4 17 Tit for Tat 145 The Laureate 6 |
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