A number of parodies of Lord Macaulay are scattered about in the back numbers of comic papers. It will suffice to give a verse or two from the most important.
Lay of the Amphitheatre (Royal).
The Combat.
As they entered the arena,
Their step was firm and brave;
Though of one or of the other,
They knew it was the grave.
Each took a little porter,
To nerve him for the scene;
They entered the arena,