A Century of Parody and Imitation

by Unknown

BY T. H.[55]

Rhymes the rudders are of verses,

With which, like ships, they steer their courses.

Hudibras.

Scene draws, and discovers Punch on a throne, surrounded by Lear, Lady Macbeth, Macbeth, Othello, George Barnwell, Hamlet, Ghost, Macheath, Juliet, Friar, Apothecary, Romeo, and Falstaff.—Punch descends, and addresses them in the following

Recitative.

As manager of horses Mr. Merryman is,

So I with you am master of the ceremonies—

These grand rejoicings. Let me see, how name ye 'em?—

Oh, in Greek lingo 'tis E-pi-thalamium.