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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0815, Page 048

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    (continued from previous page)
    an acre from me,
    Lived bould Denny Byrne the Piper. .
    2
    Neither wedding' nor wake was worth an auld shake
    If Denny was not first invited
    For at emptying the kegs or at squeezing the bags,
    He astonished as well as delighted,
    In such times, poor Denny couldn't earn a penny
    Martial law had a sting like a viper,
    It kept Denny within, till the bones and the skin
    Were grinning through the rags on the Piper.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. 1798 (~642)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Winnie Feighery
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    15