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By Edward Quillinan

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66

SAINT REIVIN'S BED.


Tis said there is a blessed charm
For those who here devoutly crouch,
Pilgrims for this forget alarm
And crawl to Keivin's stony couch.
If memory of his mind divine
Here waken sin's repentant sighs,
It is indeed a holy shrine
Wherein a precious relique lies.