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 ImsH soos. 109 Left alone, sm, O'Grogan set up for himself', Got a parInet, and 'twixt them got plenty of And because he was plas'd with a batehelor's life, Married Katty O'Doody who made him her vife. For somethne they play'd joy, like kittens so frisky, .mill Katty, och hone, took to drinldug of whiskey; [Iold his st/eks, and away w/th his partner did run, Proving still that two heads are much better titan one. gpoke] Och, bad luck to her! cried Grogan: to be um, I took her for better or worse; but sines she's prov?d all worse and no better, faith! her loss nlpke me stag Phililu, &e. FAREWELL TO MY HARP. Tvz--' JV'to Langelee.' Dzxm harp of my oountry! in darkness I found thee, The cold chain of silence had hung o'er :hee long, When promii' my own Island Harp I unbound time, And gave all thy chords to 1iffht, freedom, ml song; The waxm lay of love, and the light note of Have waken'd thy fodest, thy liveliest thrill; But so oft hast thou echoed the deep sigh of sadnero, That even in thy mirth it will steal from th still Dear harp of my country! farewell to thy numbers, This sweet wreath of song is the last we shah twine, Go--sleep with the sunshine .of fame on thy slumbers, Till touch'd by sonm hand less unworthy than mine. If the pulse of the patriot, soldier, or lover, Hav throbb'd at our lay, 'tis thy glory alone; I wu but as the wind passing heedIcily over, Ami all Zhz wild sweetn I wak'd was thy ownl THE IRISH HAYMAIIR. Alv did you ne'er hear of O . 0'RrtyThn it 0,,,,Google

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