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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LANDLORDISM
Landlord Acres nothing needeth,
Full his purse and paunch;
On the grass the peasant feedeth,—
Famine's dogs are staunch:
Apoplectic Acres crammeth,—
How hardwork'd is he;
Landless Labour ever clammeth:
Who the cause can see?
Full his purse and paunch;
On the grass the peasant feedeth,—
Famine's dogs are staunch:
Apoplectic Acres crammeth,—
How hardwork'd is he;
Landless Labour ever clammeth:
Who the cause can see?
“O, the Irishman is lazy:
“Other lands we know
“Have”—no paupers; have no crazy
Homes of peasant woe;
Have no toilers fever-stricken,
Wanting bread to eat;
Do not see their young men sicken
'Mid the shocks of wheat.
“Other lands we know
“Have”—no paupers; have no crazy
Homes of peasant woe;
Have no toilers fever-stricken,
Wanting bread to eat;
Do not see their young men sicken
'Mid the shocks of wheat.
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O, “the lazy Irish peasant!”
Easily 'tis said:
Famine's smile is very pleasant,
Reaping landlords' bread.
Is it laziness or loathing?—
“Lazy!”—Yes! while he,
Who takes all and gives him nothing,
Mocketh Industry.
Easily 'tis said:
Famine's smile is very pleasant,
Reaping landlords' bread.
Is it laziness or loathing?—
“Lazy!”—Yes! while he,
Who takes all and gives him nothing,
Mocketh Industry.
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