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1. A Rhyme by Poet Higgins (continued)

   

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   And re-embarked for Innisfail.
   IV
   In ten days hence without a squall,
   He reached the land that gave him birth,
   Which was more prized by him than all,
   The vast enpires of the earth,
   The Israelites in days of yore,
   Were not more satisfied than he,
   When Jordan's water they passed o'er.
   To take the land destined for them.
   V
   But here this weary lone exile,
   Stood penniless upon the road,
   Though many a long an dreary mile,
   Lay 'twixt him and the old abode;
   And whilst proceeding on his way,
   His eyes were fixed attentively,
   Upon the point the homestead lay, Which he desired long to see.
   VI
   At length he saw the poplar tree,
   Which served the garden as a fence,
   And saved from whirl-wind and breeze,
   The old parental residence;
   Twas thither then with trembling feet,
   And throbbing heart he did repair,
   But when he entered on the street

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. genre
      1. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Cathal Ó Bhuadhacháin

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Drumgownagh, Co. Leitrim

   Informant

   Thomas Bohan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Drumgownagh, Co. Leitrim