Ireland for the Irish Rhymes and Reasons Against Landlordism with a Preface on Fenianism and Republicanism. By W. J. Linton, Formerly of the Irish "Nation" |
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COMPENSATION
Yonder Lord cries “Compensation!”
Compensate! cry we.
And the compensated Nation
Owes—how much to thee?
Landlord's cousin, Thimblerigger,
He too hath old claims to press:
While we compensate the bigger,
Shall we starve the less?
Compensate! cry we.
And the compensated Nation
Owes—how much to thee?
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He too hath old claims to press:
While we compensate the bigger,
Shall we starve the less?
Turpin, lord of Nimblehand,
Robbeth where he may;
Filcheth purses, stealeth land,
On the king's highway.
Hang the rascal for the purse;
But for the land he stole—
Vote him feathers on his hearse
And masses for his soul!
Robbeth where he may;
Filcheth purses, stealeth land,
On the king's highway.
Hang the rascal for the purse;
But for the land he stole—
Vote him feathers on his hearse
And masses for his soul!
Thimblerigger's compensation,
When you stop his trade,
Should be more than mere starvation:—
Give the rogue a spade!
Contra—read “arrears of wages”:
Landlord! filch'd by thine and thee.
Who shall compensate thy ages?
Murder'd Industry!
When you stop his trade,
Should be more than mere starvation:—
Give the rogue a spade!
Contra—read “arrears of wages”:
Landlord! filch'd by thine and thee.
Who shall compensate thy ages?
Murder'd Industry!
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