Shall I spurn him with my foot, or shall I scorn him with mine eye?
Shall I tear him into pieces? SOUTHEY burnt him—so will I.
C. C.
B. N. C. College Rhymes, 1861.
These lines also appeared in Punch.
There was also an early parody of "Locksley Hall" in Punch, describing the Railway Mania of 1845. This parody was rather technical in its language, not very amusing, and is now quite out of date.
BATTUE SHOOTING.
Gather round, my noble comrades; hardy sportsmen, gather where,
Placed in yonder shaded corner, stands for each an easy chair;