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The humour of Ireland

EPIGRAMS.

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The Churl and his Wine.

To thirst he’ll never own, His wife’s a stingy crone, A little bottle, half-filled, mavrone, He keeps locked tight in a corner lone!

On a Surly Porter.

What a pity Hell’s gates are not kept by O’Flinn— The surly old dog would let nobody in.

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