Of this foremost of our actors,
Of the gentlemanly Irving—friend of Toole’s—
“They are neither man nor woman, they are neither brute nor human,”
They are fools!
Judy, October 24, 1883.
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The following verses, in imitation of Poe, are quoted from a little work entitled “Original Readings and Recitations,” by W. A. Eaton, published by H. Vickers, Strand. Mr. Eaton is a well-known Temperance Advocate, and the author of many pathetic poems admirably adapted for public Recitations:—
The Voice of the Bells.
I love the sound of bells
At evening, when the sun