The Blarney Stone

In Blurney Cnstlo on a crumbling tower, There lies a stone, [above your ready rraeh Whicli to your lips imparts, 'lis saiJ Uit power Of facile falsehoocl.and persuasive speech, And henee, of one who talks in sueli a tone, The peasants ray, 'Hc's kissed the Blnnicy stonel' Tlius, when I see soroe flippant touriet awell Witli taereti wrestcd from an Emperor ; And hi'nr him vaun.t his bravrry, and teil, How once he snubbiM a Marquis ;I infer ', The man carne back- if but the truth were known, By way of Cork, and kissed the Blarney stone ; So, when I hear the shallow dandy boast [In the long ear that marks a brother duncr] What preciou8 favors ladies lips hare lost, To his adyantagi; ; I suspect at once, The fellow's lying; tliat the dig alone [Enough for himl] has kiBsed the Blarney stone.' When iome fine lady - ready to defame An absent beauty, with so sweet a grace With seemino; rapture greets o hated name, And lauds her rival to her wondering face. ! 'En charity herself must freely own Some women too, have kissed the Blarney stone I When sleek attorney's, whose seductive tongaes, Smooth with tliannction of n golden face, Breaihe forih huge falsehoods from capacious lungs ? [The words are Juvenal's] 'tis plain to ee A lawyer's genius isu't all his own, The specious rogue haa kisaed the Blarney stone ? Whpn the false pastor from his fainting flojk Withholds the bread of Life-- the Gospel news - To give them dainty words lest ho should shoek The fragüe fabi ie of the payingpews, - Who but must feel, the mau to Grace unknown, Has kissed - not Calvary - but the Blarney stone V