My seat unto thee I resign.
Oh! Happy Joe Arch, should he chance to receive
The post now vacated by me,
While one thought serves my last parting pang to relieve,
I’ve resigned—not been kicked out by thee.
From They are Five, by W. E. G. (D. Bogue, London, 1880.)
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THE HARP THAT ONCE THROUGH TARA’S HALLS.
The harp that once through Tara’s halls[119]
The soul of music shed,