Miscellaneous writings of the late Dr. Maginn edited by Dr. Shelton Mackenzie |
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Monsieur Indas.
Here Judas, with a face where shame
Or honor ne'er was known to be,
Maintaining he is still the same,
That he ne'er rattled—no—not he.
But we must spurn the grovelling hack,
To-day all white—to-morrow black,
But hush! he'll hear,
He'll hear, he'll hear;
Iscariot's near—Iscariot's near!
Or honor ne'er was known to be,
Maintaining he is still the same,
That he ne'er rattled—no—not he.
But we must spurn the grovelling hack,
To-day all white—to-morrow black,
But hush! he'll hear,
He'll hear, he'll hear;
Iscariot's near—Iscariot's near!
The moral Surface swears to-day
Defiance to the priest and Pope;
To-morrow, ready to betray
His brother churchmen to the rope.
But let us trust the hangman's string
Is spun for him—the recreant thing!
But hush! he'll hear,
He'll hear, he'll hear;
Iscariot's near—Iscariot's near!
Defiance to the priest and Pope;
To-morrow, ready to betray
His brother churchmen to the rope.
But let us trust the hangman's string
Is spun for him—the recreant thing!
But hush! he'll hear,
He'll hear, he'll hear;
Iscariot's near—Iscariot's near!
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All character that knave has lost;—
Soon will the Neophyte appear,
By priestly hands bedipp'd, be-cross'd,
Begreased, bechrism'd, with holy smear,
Soon may he reach his final home,
“A member of the Church of Rome.”
But hush! he'll hear,
He'll hear, he'll hear;
Iscariot's near—Iscariot's near!
Soon will the Neophyte appear,
By priestly hands bedipp'd, be-cross'd,
Begreased, bechrism'd, with holy smear,
Soon may he reach his final home,
“A member of the Church of Rome.”
But hush! he'll hear,
He'll hear, he'll hear;
Iscariot's near—Iscariot's near!
Now from his mouth polluted flows—
Snuffled in Joseph Surface tone—
Laments o'er hapless Ireland's woes,
O'er England's dangerous state a groan.
Ere long beneath the hands of Ketch,
Sigh for thyself, degraded wretch!
But hush! he'll hear,
He'll hear, he'll hear;
Iscariot's near—Iscariot's near!
Snuffled in Joseph Surface tone—
Laments o'er hapless Ireland's woes,
O'er England's dangerous state a groan.
Ere long beneath the hands of Ketch,
Sigh for thyself, degraded wretch!
But hush! he'll hear,
He'll hear, he'll hear;
Iscariot's near—Iscariot's near!
Judas! till then the public fleece,
For kin and cousins scheme and job,
Rail against watchmen and police,
Inferior swindlers scourge or rob.
At last, another crowd before,
Thou shalt speak once—and speak on more!
But hush! he'll hear,
He'll hear, he'll hear;
Iscariot's near—Iscariot's near!
For kin and cousins scheme and job,
Rail against watchmen and police,
Inferior swindlers scourge or rob.
At last, another crowd before,
Thou shalt speak once—and speak on more!
But hush! he'll hear,
He'll hear, he'll hear;
Iscariot's near—Iscariot's near!
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