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A40881
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The Irish Hudibras, or, Fingallian prince taken from the sixth book of Virgil's Æneids, and adapted to the present times.
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Farewell, James.; Virgil. Aeneis. Liber 6.
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1689
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Wing F422; ESTC R37326
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bridle_n and_o crupper_n too_o where_o nees_n be_v get_v behind_o with_o bend_a knee_n digging_z in_o the_o flank_n with_o a_o thorn._n spologue_n in_o place_n of_o spur_n stick_v in_o his_o brogue_n though_o all_o that_o they_o can_v do_v can_v not_o put_v dapple_n out_o of_o wont_a trot_n for_o though_o from_o hence_o they_o seek_v relief_n yet_o be_v the_o jade_n not_o very_o blind_a brief_a nor_o very_o sure_a for_o she_o be_v bleend_a and_o lame_a of_o the_o fore-leg_n beheend_n the_o better_a sure_a for_o that_o disaster_n who_o can_v not_o overrun_v her_o master_n and_o for_o she_o be_v blind_a they_o say_v she_o have_v less_o blame_n to_o lose_v her_o way_n to_o she_o foot_n she_o have_v neither_o shoe_n nor_o clog_n the_o fit_a than_o to_o trot_v the_o bog_n nor_o one_o tooth_n leave_v she_o be_v so_o old_a for_o that_o the_o wise_a nees_n be_v tell_v and_o glad_a he_o be_v among_o the_o colt_n to_o take_v the_o jade_n with_o all_o her_o fault_n in_o such_o a_o unfrequented_a 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carret-pate_n dear_a joy_n thou_o come_v on_o the_o blind-side_n for_o we_o have_v neither_o house_n nor_o home_o nor_o any_o thing_n to_o call_v our_o own_o but_o live_v like_o fly_n in_o bog_n and_o bush_n and_o make_v our_o bed_n on_o bank_n of_o rush_n or_o at_o the_o fireside_n where_o we_o lie_v all_o hickelty-pickelty_a nor_o have_v the_o most_o notorious_a tory_n to_o his_o humble_a crate_n one_o single_a story_n garret_n nor_o stare-case_n which_o be_v sad_a to_o climb_v up_o on_o a_o stair_n english_a ladder_n where_o one_o low_a gate_n to_o the_o first_o floor_n serve_v both_o for_o chimney_n and_o for_o door_n dis_n be_v so_o like_o our_o shamrogshee_a say_v nees_n thou_o be_v my_o own_o bro-deer_n sheet_n on_o the_o house_n with_o two_o three_o story_n give_v i_o the_o vood_n for_o tief_n and_o tory_n and_o be_v be_v nees_n think_v this_o more_o comely_a for_o home_n be_v home_o though_o never_o so_o homely_a can_v i_o but_o see_v the_o old_a boar_n sculloge_n though_o he_o have_v neider_v trous_a nor_o brogue_n but_o cast_v a_o eye_n upon_o the_o elf_n vhile_n my_o own_o eye_n be_v with_o myself_o let_v nees_n be_v beat._n frapt_v and_o suffer_v rack_n be_v piece_n spleeeed_o to_o spole_n and_o damn_v as_o black_a as_o mouth_n buttermilk_n if_o ere_o i_o mean_v to_o stray_n so_o far_o from_o home_n again_o voluntas_fw-la nay_o if_o your_o longing_n be_v so_o great_a mac-muse_n you_o shall_v no_o more_o entreat_v jugum_n stride_n up_o with_o i_o this_o tall_a moun-tain_a and_o i_o will_v put_v you_o in_o the_o lane_n thus_o say_v the_o neighbouring-field_n he_o show_v bid_v they_o follow_v on_o their_o nose_n and_o that_o will_v lead_v they_o to_o the_o place_n where_o they_o may_v soon_o behold_v his_o grace_n nees_n glad_a to_o hear_v of_o the_o old_a sculloge_a do_v kiss_v his_o thumb_n tumb_n and_o leg_n scrape_v a_o brogue_n which_o do_v scarce_o have_v he_o stare_v about_o when_o as_o he_o say_v it_o so_o fall_v out_o sistam_fw-la 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priest_n father_n undâ_fw-la o_o corin_n gi's'em_v his_o blessing_n too_o call_v for_o the_o besom_n which_o dip_v in_o salt_n and_o holy_a water_n he_o do_v their_o coxcomb_n all_o bespatter_n and_o while_o they_o for_o the_o blessing_n stickle_v do_v leave_v they_o all_o in_o sacred_a pickle_n viro_fw-la the_o prince_n as_o yet_o not_o half_a content_n do_v build_v a_o large_a monument_n over_o which_o he_o carve_v about_o the_o middle_a the_o bagpipe_n rampant_a on_o a_o fiddle_n so_o fare_v thou_o well_o since_o thou_o be_v go_v dees_n the_o loss_n of_o two_o be_v less_o than_o one._n sybillae_fw-la and_o so_o unto_o the_o nun_n he_o pack_v on_o to_o put_v in_o suit_n his_o former_a action_n here_o first_o the_o prince_n who_o love_v good_a cheer_n and_o shela_n make_v a_o sad_a mur-deer_n on_o pig_n feast_n and_o goose_n and_o hog_n and_o sty_n to_o offer_v up_o a_o sacrifice_n constitit_fw-la four_o milk_n black_a sheep_n take_v from_o the_o fold_n and_o yearling_n three_o or_o 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