Figaro in London, a sarcastic paper published in London in 1831-32-33, contained many parodies of Moore’s Melodies, the best of these have already been given.
Punch for 1847 contained The Loves of the New Police, in several parts. In December 13, 1856, it had a set of verses addressed to a certain Mr. Morris Moore, parodying several of Moore’s Songs.
Funny Folks, May 10, 1884, on the Dynamite scare: “Believe me that all these explosive alarms.”
The Humourous Works of the late Theodore Hook (London, 1873), in addition to the parody quoted on page 238, contain another on The young May-Moon but it is quite out of date. A review of “Mr. Minus the Poet” is also included in the above collection; it is a skit upon Moore’s versification and philosophy, and contains a short imitation of his poetry, entitled Fanny’s Bower, somewhat resembling The Living Lustres in the Rejected Addresses.
“Jack Randall’s Diary, or proceedings at the House of Call for Genius,” written by Mr. Breakwindow. London, Simpkin, 1820.
This is a small book which cannot be found in the Library of the British Museum. J. C. Hotten, in his “Bibliography of Slang and Cant,” says (p. 103) this was written by Thomas Moore; but further information is wanted on this point.
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Young Love.
Young Love once fell through a straw-thatched shed,
Where pigs were feeding