And doubtless once relished like others a spree,
Made love to the Lingulas roaming about,
Was lively and affable, funny and free,
But hardened and slaty his tail no more wags,
For he now lies entombed in the Lingula flags.
This parody refers to some rare specimens of trilobites contained in Dr. Grindrod’s Museum at Malvern.
From Health and Pleasure, or Malvern Punch. By J. B. Oddfish. London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co., 1865.
The Luckless Young Gentleman.
And did you not hear of that luckless “Young Gentleman,”