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Dragon of Wantley," and that curious and witty burlesque " Chrononhotonthologos." His works for the stage were generally successful, and he had the honour of receiving approbation from both Addison and Pope. If his humour, largely exhibited in his satire on Ambrose Phillips, called " Namby-Pamby," was not of a high order, it was never vulgar or offensive.
Many writers have tried their hand at revising the words of our national anthem, but not with much success. The late poet-laureate, Lord Tennyson, scarcely added to his reputation by his essay; nor do I think in the new setting by Sir Frederick Bridge, that the Dean of Rochester's alteration of the second verse is altogether an improvement:
" O Lord our God arise Scatter her enemies,
Make wars to cease; Ke ep us from plague and dearth, Turn thou our woes to mirth, And over all the earth
Let there be peace."
The very best addition was written by Long-fellow, and sung for the first time in public by Miss Clara Butt at the opening of Her Majesty's Theatre, April 25 th, 1897:
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