English As We Speak It in Ireland

by P. W. Joyce

Like Baron Munchausen I visit the moon;

Along the ecliptic and great milky way,

In mighty excursions I soaringly stray;

With legs wide extended on the poles I can stand,

And like marbles the planets I toss in my hand.

The poet then, returning to his own words, goes on to say

The gods being amused at his logical blab,

They built him a castle near Cancer the Crab.

But this same astronomer, though having as we see a free residence, never went to live there: he emigrated to Australia where he entered the priesthood and ultimately became a bishop.