Like a troop in a play, strode out from the scenes!

O the twenty and seven who came down thro’ the night

Were as proud as the Cæsars to see such a sight;

Three cheers, and three more boomed up, like the seas,

As the flag of the Stars broke out on the breeze!

O it is never safe, in making a boast,

To reckon too easy, not counting your host;

Nor is it quite prudent to count on your boat

When saucy Jack Barry is up and afloat!

John Jerome Rooney.