Pretty impressive stuff. Clark and McGonagall were apparently in a dead heat when it came to churning out mindless sycophantic ramblings about the glories of the British Empire.

McGonagall once journeyed on foot to Queen Victoria's country estate, hoping to present her personally with some poems he'd written in praise of the illustrious monarch. The staff turned him away at the gate. It must have been a crushing moment for Victoria's most ardent fan and subject!