A summons here to recompear
Would find a quick compliance, O!
This song was written by the late Charles Neaves, Advocate, who, on his elevation in 1854 to the Bench of the Supreme Court in Scotland, sat as Lord Neaves. He was an able judge, a genial, witty man, and a frequent contributor to Blackwood’s Magazine. Some of his best pieces were collected and published in a small volume, entitled “Songs and Verses, by an Old Contributor to Maga,” by W. Blackwood and Sons. Lord Neaves was over 77 years of age when he died in 1877.
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HOLY WILLIE’S PRAYER.
The following Parody was written after thanksgiving services had been used in the churches on account of the victory at Tel-el-Kebir.
Holy Willie’s Prayer.
(Supposed to be written by the Right Honourable W. E.
G—dst—e, assisted by his G—ce the A—b—p of York.)
O Thou, wha in the heav’ns dost dwell,
Wha, since it pleased best thysel’,