O noble antagonists, answer me flat
What would you do if you didn’t do that?
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A most accomplished man; a manOf parts-of foreign parts.Long years he ruled with gentle sway,Nor grew his glory dim;And he would be with us to-dayIf we were but with him.Men wondered at his going offIn such a sudden way;‘Twas thought, as he had come to scoffHe would remain to prey.Since he is gone we’re all…
I heard that Heaven was bright and fair,
‘Twas said by knowing ones that theyWere in the Elsewhere-so to say.So, waking from my last long sleep,I took my place among the sheep.I passed the gate-Saint Peter eyedMe sharply as I stepped inside.He thought, as afterward I learned,That I was Chris, the Unreturned.The new Jerusalem-ah me,It was a sorry sight to see!The mansions of…
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Och! Father McGlynn,
Fer a bit of a bout wid the Pope;An’ there’s divil a doubtBut he’s knockin’ ye outWhile ye’re hangin’ onto the rope.An’ soon ye’ll lave homeTo thravel to Rome,For its bound to Canossa ye are.Persistin’ to shtayWhen ye’re ordered awayBedad! that is goin’ too far!
O Abner Doble-whose ‘catarrhal name’
Rude thing to say, but it is plain enoughYour name is to be sneezed at: its acclaimWill ‘fill the speaking trump of future fame’With an impeded utterance-a puffSuggesting that a pinch or two of snuffWould clear the tube and somewhat disinflame.Nay, Abner Doble, you’ll not get from meMy voice and influence: I’ll cheer instead,Some other…
A is defrauded of his land by B,
D buys the place with coin of plundered E.‘That A’s an Anarchist!’ says F to G.