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They put a hood upon his head
And bound it with a thong.
Then—England lost a ball of lead
And Ireland lost a song.

— Leonard Feeney

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Cf. Joseph Plunkett

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People who believe in little laugh at little.

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It is hard to believe that he chops nearly as much wood as he pretends to, or that cows, hens, and barnyards are his chief loves. He has been known to enjoy the tea life of social England and is at present a professor of poetry in a college.

America (2022)

The other day it was reported in the newspaper that a Maine hen had won a prize for having hatched nearly 200 pullets in the course of a single year. Now what ought the faithful youngster to remark on hearing that? He ought to remark that the hen deserved the Pulletser Prize.

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