To the Guildhall they’re coming,
Spite of the wind or rain;
To preside at Civic Tourney,
That makes a Chamberlain.
This is the first verse of a long, and uninteresting, parody which appeared in Diogenes, June 18, 1853, describing the contest between Sir John Key and Mr. Benjamin Scott, for the office of City Chamberlain (London). Sir John Key was then successful, but in 1858 Mr. Scott obtained the office.
A Bowl of Punch, by Albert Smith, 1848, contains “A Lay of Ancient Rome,” describing the brave deeds of Marcus Curtius, in burlesque verses, but it is not exactly a parody of Macaulay’s style.
Burlington.
(A Lay of Regent’s Park College.)
The Senate of the London U-