Irish Antiquities

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Title:     Irish Antiquities
Author: Thomas Moore [More Titles by Moore]

According to some learned opinions
The Irish once were Carthaginians;
But trusting to more late descriptions
I'd rather say they were Egyptians.
My reason's this:--the Priests of Isis,
When forth they marched in long array,
Employed, 'mong other grave devices,
A Sacred Ass to lead the way;
And still the antiquarian traces
'Mong Irish Lords this Pagan plan,
For still in all religious cases
They put Lord Roden in the van.

[The end]
Thomas Moore's poem: Irish Antiquities

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