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| Keywords: Punch - Sullivan's knighthood.png Cartoon from Punch It was printed with the following short article A HUMOROUS KNIGHT <small> It is reported that after the Leeds Festival Dr Sullivan will be knighted Having read this in a column of gossip a be-nighted Contributor who has the Judge's Song on the brain suggests the following verse adapted to probabilities </small> As a boy I had such a musical bump And its size so struck Mr H<small>ELMORE</small> That he said Though you sing those songs like a trump You shall write some yourself that will sell more So I packed off to Leipsic without looking back And returned in such classical fury That I sat down with H<small>ANDEL</small> and H<small>AYDN</small> and B<small>ACH</small> ” And turned out Trial by Jury But W S G he jumped for joy As he said Though the job dismay you Send Exeter Hall to the deuce my boy; It's the haul with me that'll pay you And we hauled so well mid jeers and taunts That we've settled spite all temptations To stick to our Sisters and our Cousins and our Aunts ” And continue our pleasant relations Yet I know a big Duke and I've written for Leeds And I think I don't wish to be snarly If honour's poured out on a chap for his deeds I'm as good ”come as M<small>ONCKTON</small> or C<small>HARLEY</small> So the next first night and the OpĂ©ra C Let's hope if you're able to find him You'll cry from the pit There's W S G In the stalls ”with a K<small>NIGHT</small> behind him ' Punch or the London Charivari 1880-10-30 Edward Linley Sambourne 1844-1910 PD-old-100 Edward Linley Sambourne Punch magazine cartoons Arthur Sullivan Music in 1880 1880 cartoons | ||||
