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<text><body><div><p><span>ANECDOTA FROM IRISH MSS.</span></p>
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<lb n="2"/><p><span>MS., H. 3. 18, P. 867, MARG. inf.</span></p>
<lb n="3"/>
<lb n="4"/><p><span>Aithne dam deirghedh mo leaptha,</span>
<lb n="5"/><span>leaba chumang da criaidh fuair:</span>
<lb n="6"/><span>sinn ag luighe ar in lucht romhainn,</span>
<lb n="7"/><span>luch oile oruinn'san uaigh.</span></p>
<lb n="8"/>
<lb n="9"/><p><span>I know that my bed is prepared,</span>
<lb n="10"/><span>A narrow bed of cold clay:</span>
<lb n="11"/><span>Where we shall lie on those that went</span>
<lb n="12"/><span>before,</span>
<lb n="13"/><span>Other folk upon us in the grave.</span></p>
<lb n="14"/>
<lb n="15"/><p><span>Ib., p. 478, marg. inf.</span>
<lb n="16"/><span>Uch! a lám,</span>
<lb n="17"/><span>Ar'scríbis do memrum bán!</span>
<lb n="18"/><span>Béra in memrum fá buaidh,</span>
<lb n="19"/><span>Is bethair-si ad benn lom cuail cnámh.</span></p>
<lb n="20"/>
<lb n="21"/><p><span>Alas! oh hand,</span>
<lb n="22"/><span>How much hast thou written of white</span>
<lb n="23"/><span>parchment!</span>
<lb n="24"/><span>Thou willt make famous the parchment,</span>
<lb n="25"/><span>While thou thyself will be the bare peak of</span>
<lb n="26"/><span>a faggot of bones.  </span></p>
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<lb n="28"/><p><span>Kuno Meyer.</span></p>
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Anecdota from Irish MSS.

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