Tennyson’s “The Fleet,” etc. Page 141 to 143. “My Mother.” Page 144 to 160. Hamlet’s Soliloquy. PART 20. Page 161 to 184. W. Shakespeare. The Seven Ages of Man, etc. PART 21. Page 185 to 206. W. Shakespeare. Account of the Burlesques, of his Plays. Page 206 to 208. Dr. Isaac Watts. PART 22. Page 209 to 217. Dr. Isaac Watts. Page 217 to 232. John Milton. PART 23. Page 233 John Milton. Page 233 to 236. Dryden’s Epigram on Milton. Page 236 to 238. Matthew Arnold. Page 239 to 244. W. Shakespeare. Page 244 to 246. Bret Harte. Page 246 to 255. H. W. Longfellow. Pages 255 and 256 Thomas Hood. PART 24. Page 257 to 259. Thomas Hood. Page 260 to 280. Alfred Tennyson. NOTES AND CORRECTIONS. The Parody of “The Village Blacksmith,” on page 9, signed SPHINX, was written by Mr. W. Sappe, of Forest Hill. Foot Note, page 112.――Mr. Artemus Ward is here credited with the advice “Never to prophecy unless you know,” an Aberdeen correspondent points out that Mr. R. Lowell was the real author, the phrase occurs in “The Biglow Papers:”―― My gran’ther’s rule was safer’n’t is to crow, _Don’t never prophesy――onless ye know_. Page 232. Milton’s Epitaph on W. Shakespeare, the fourth line should read:―― “Under a star y-pointing pyramid.” Page 24. Read _Charles Baudelure_, not Beaudelaire. Page 219. _Wine, a Poem._ The Copy of this old poem in the Editor’s possession, was published anonymously in 1702. It has been ascribed to John Gay, who was born in 1688, the poem is certainly a remarkable production for a youth of twenty-one. INDEX. ―――――――― The authors of the original poems are arranged in alphabetical order; the titles of the original poems are printed in small capitals, followed by the Parodies, the authors of which are named wherever possible. ―――――――― Albert Grant, M.P. and Leicester Square 2 Home, Sweet Home 3 Trial by Jury, in 1884, a Burlesque Law Report, from the _Pall Mall Gazette_ 20 The Art of Parody, an Article reprinted from _The Saturday Review_ of February 14th, 1885 103 Tracy Turnerelli and the Golden Wreath 237 238 NATIONAL ANTHEM OF THE UNITED STATES.―― Orpheus C. Kerr’s report of the Prize Competition for a National Hymn, with copies of the rejected compositions ascribed to Longfellow, Everett, Whittier, Wendell Holmes, Emerson, Cullen Bryant, Morris, Willis, Aldwick, and Stoddart 22 ――――:o:―――― Matthew Arnold.