Should mourn them in the mumps,[[14]]
The fate of Withrington to shun,
They fought behind the stumps.”
But ah, Thadæus Posset, why
Should thy poor soul elope?
And why should Titus Hooper die,
Aye, die—without a rope?
Apostate Murphy, thou to whom
Fair Shela ne’er was cruel,
In death shall hear her mourn thy doom,