Parodies of the works of English & American authors, vol. II
General
Parodies of the works of English & American authors, vol. II
Parodies
“TAKE, O, TAKE THOSE LIPS AWAY” 188
Take, O, take that bill away 188
Take, O, take the haunch away, by W. H. Ireland, 1803 188
Take, O, take that wreath away (to Mr. Tracy
Turnerelli) 189
I bought thee late a golden wreath (after Ben
Jonson) 189
Take, O, take Parnell away, 1882 189
AY, BUT TO DIE, AND GO WE KNOW NOT WHERE 244
Ay, but to love, and not be loved again 244
Oh, but to fade, and live we know not where,
by Phœbe Carey 169
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MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING――
“SIGH NO MORE, LADIES” 202
Rail no more, Tories, 1823 202
Sigh no more, Dealers, 1867 203
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A MIDSUMMER-NIGHT’S DREAM――
Act I. A Midsummer Nightmare, 1885 197
Act II. The Casting of the Cabinet, 1885 197
“That very time I saw,” by Phœbe Carey 169
I KNOW A BANK 198
I know a Bank (a monody on Money), 1879 198
I know a Bank (at Paddington), 1883 198
I am that merry wanderer of the night (Lord
R. Churchill) 199
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THE MERCHANT OF VENICE――
Shylock; or, the Merchant of Venice Preserved; by
F. Talfourd. Produced at the Olympic Theatre, 1853 179
“What find I here? Fair Portia’s counterfeit” 180
TELL ME, WHERE IS FANCY BRED? 180
Tell me, what is Fancy Bread? 180
A Parody by J. R. Planché, 1843 204
THE QUALITY OF MERCY IS NOT STRAINED――
The Jollity of Nursey is not feigned, 1883 180
This Quality of Jelly must be strained, 1880 180
The Quality of Flirting is not strained 204
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AS YOU LIKE IT――
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