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Hark! hear that fearful warning, (.here’s death in every tone—
Oh save my Life till morning, and Heaven prolong your own!”

'[’he Orange heart was moiled in pity to the Green;
lie heard the tale, and felt it his very soul within.
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13read iloL that angry warning, though death be in its lone—«■
I ’ll save votir life till morning, or I will lose inv ov,n.”
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Now, round his lowly dwelling the angry torrent press'd.
A hundred voices swelling, tlie Orangeman addressed—
Ari.ve, arise and follow the chase along the plain !
In vender stonv hollow your onlv son is slain !"
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With rising shouts they gather upon the track amain,
And leave the childiess father agast with sudden pain,
He seeks the flighted stranger,, in covert where he lay—
A rise!'1 he said, “ all danger is trone and oassed aw n v!
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I had a son— one only, one loved as very life,
Thy hand has left me lonely, in that accursed strife.
I pledged my word to .nave thee until ihe storm should cease,
I kept the pledge I gave thee— arise, and go in peace; ”

The stranger soon departed from that unhappy vale;
The father, broken hearted, lay brooding o'er that tale.
Fill: twenty summer* after to silver turned his beard;
And yet the sound of Laughter from him was never heard.

The night was falling dreary, in merry Wexford town,
When in Jus cabin, weary, a peasant laid him down.
And m;;nv a voice was -in!-!n;■ alonsr the summer vale.
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And Wexford town was ringing with shouts of " Craiuia Uile.’4

Beside the waters, laving the feet of aged trees.
The green Hag, gayiy waving, was spread against the breeze—
In might chorus meeting, loud voices hi lei i the town,
And fife and drum were beating, "Down, Orangemen, lie down3