This venture was warmly opposed at its inception by Jerrold, whose wrath at the idea of Burlesquing historical personages was expressed with vehemence.
"John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1"
William Powell Frith
Manifestly, if the satirist is not Burlesquing the feeling of his class, there was plenty of room left for the vigorous freedman who could accept Vespasian's motto that no gain is unsavoury.
"Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius"
Samuel Dill
He also wrote four pieces entitled Tetradymus and Pantheisticon, which described a society of Pantheists with a liturgy Burlesquing that of the Catholics.
"A Biographical Dictionary of Freethinkers of All Ages and Nations"
Joseph Mazzini Wheeler