John Millington Synge

J.M.] (16 April 1871 - 24 March 1909 / Newtown Villas, Rathfarnham, County Dublin

The Passing Of The Shee

Adieu, sweet Angus, Maeve and Fand,
Ye plumed yet skinny Shee,
That poets played with hand in hand
To learn their ecstasy.

We'll search in Red Dan Sally's ditch,
And drink in Tubber fair,
Or poach with Red Dan Philly's bitch
The badger and the hare.
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