Young seekers of fortune or fame,
All hold it confoundedly stupid,
And vote it a thundering shame!
Punch. July 3, 1886.
In the summer of 1887 the Puzzle Editor of Truth offered a prize of two guineas for the best parody of Praed’s poem, and on August 25, and September 8, 1887, he published a dozen of the parodies sent in for the competition. The prize was awarded to the following, written by Mr. G. M. H. Playfair, which is the only one worthy of reproduction:—
So the Jubilee’s over. Thank goodness!
I scarce fancy, from all that I hear,
We could stand (be it said without rudeness)
Such a function as that every year.
It was gorgeous, the drive to the Abbey,