“Of the ‘Devil’s Walk’ there’s been much talk,
And folks seem mighty curious;
Now this is the ‘Real Devil’s Walk,’
And all the rest are spurious.”
This poem consists of sixty stanzas, many of which are directed against leading politicians of the day, and generally it is out of date and uninteresting. Another long political imitation, entitled “Satan Reformer, by Montgomery the Third,” appeared in Blackwood for April 1832, this was in seven parts, and was a strong protest against the Reform Agitation, the great political question of the day. It is too long to quote in full, but the first part will give an idea of its tone, although not nearly so strong in its language as the others:
Satan Reformer.
Part I.
Satan laugh’d loud, when he heard that peace
Was sign’d by the Ruling Powers:
He was sipping his coffee with Talleyrand,