Original sentence: The song is replete with historical and cultural references, satirically demonstrating the Major-General's impressive and well-rounded education (particularly strong in the classics) that seems to come at the complete expense of any useful military knowledge
Edited sentence: Gilbert's tendency toward satire of many Victorian British icons.It is one of the best examples of W.The song is replete with historical and cultural references, satirically demonstrating the Major-General's impressive and well-rounded education (particularly strong in the classics, as favored by the British nobility of the time) that seems to come at the complete expense of any useful military knowledge