And history shows the fame of him rose—
His dryness made excellent waterproof clo’s!
Pembroke.
The World. October 29, 1879.
A parody on the same topic will also be found on page 413 of Mr. F. B. Doveton’s Sketches in Prose and Verse, published by Sampson Low & Co., London, in 1886. But a much more amusing imitation of a Bab ballad is that on page 456 of the same volume, which, by Mr. Doveton’s kind permission, is here given:—
The Bishop and the Ballet.
Postures antic
Drove him frantic
Seized he pen and paper—