I inquired of a man whom I met at the station

If he’d please tell me where I’d get the Nation;

He inquired of another and then told me call

To the house of one Mr. O’Shea at the Mall.

Then I went to my inn and proceeded to read,

While the others, to get some refreshments agreed.

While reading, I fell into some contemplation

When Duffy addressed “Constituents of the Nation,”

And then, through what agency I cannot prove,

Each nerve of my body did instantly move,