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           WesubjoinaspecimenwhichhasbeenrenderedintoEnglishbyaneminentscholarwhosenameforthemomentwearenotatlibertytodisclosethoughwebelievethatourreaderswillfindthetopicalallusionrathermorethananindication.Themetricalsystemofthecanineoriginal,whichrecallstheintricatealliterativeandisosyllabicrulesoftheWelshenglyn,isinfinitelymorecomplicatedbutwebelieveourreaderswillagreethatthespirithasbeenwellcaught.PerhapsitshouldbeaddedthattheeffectisgreatlyincreasedifOwen’sversebespokensomewhatslowlyandindistinctlyinatonesuggestiveofsuppressedrancour.

           Thecurseofmycurses

           Sevendayseveryday

           AndsevendryThursdays

           Onyou,BarneyKiernan,

           Hasnosupofwater

           Tocoolmycourage,

           Andmygutsredroaring

           AfterLowry’slights.

           SohetoldTerrytobringsomewaterforthedogand,gob,youcouldhearhimlappingitupamileoff.AndJoeaskedhimwouldhehaveanother.

           —Iwill,sayshe,achara,toshowthere’snoillfeeling.

           Gob,he’snotasgreenashe’scabbagelooking.Arsingaroundfromonepubtoanother,leavingittoyourownhonour,witholdGiltrap’sdogandgettingfedupbytheratepayersandcorporators.Entertainmentformanandbeast.AndsaysJoe:

           —Couldyoumakeaholeinanotherpint?

           —Couldaswimduck?saysI.

           —Sameagain,Terry,saysJoe.Areyousureyouwon’thaveanythinginthewayofliquidrefreshment?sayshe.

           —Thankyou,no,saysBloom.AsamatteroffactIjustwantedtomeetMartinCunningham,don’tyousee,aboutthisinsuranceofpoorDignam’s.Martinaskedmetogotothehouse.