And the curtain will drop,
On the Pantomime Robinson Crusoe.
Once a Week. February 6, 1869. London.
Although this clever parody was published anonymously, it was known to proceed from the pen of the witty and genial “Cuthbert Bede,” the author of Verdant Green, and other works of more historical importance.
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The Sailor’s Slip.
Spithead, Saturday, July 23, 1887.
(Lord Charles Beresford sings.)
’Twas when the Great Review was o’er,
To signal Lady C. I started.