Still is the story told
How well those three men kept the path,
In the brave days of old.
In 1875, Messrs. Metcalfe of Cambridge, published another, “Town and Gown” parody, entitled “Thanatos: A Poem by the ghost of Macaulay.” This was written by Mr. Kerr, a nephew of Lord Tennyson.
Fifth of November.
Up rose the silver moonlight
Over the rustling trees,
And fast the hum of angry men
Was wafted on the breeze.
From many a dirty pot-house,