Of the three following imitations only short extracts are given, with the dates on which they appeared, the complete poems can easily be obtained at Punch office, Fleet Street, London.
The Forestaller’s Walk.
(After Southey—and after a bad night.)
From his restless bed at break of day
The Forestaller walking has gone,
To visit the half-ruined farms for his mirth,
And see how the crops get on.
And over the hills, and through the wet fields
He walked, and over the plain,
And outward or homeward he heard the long tale