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Clavis Acrostica. A Key to "Dublin Acrostics". Part VIIISource: The Irish Monthly, Vol. 25, No. 292 (Oct., 1897), pp. 541-542Published by: Irish Jesuit ProvinceStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/20499194 .

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CLAWVIS AC IRoSTICA.

A 1KEyV TO " DUBLIN ACROSTICS."

PA RT VIII.

P.S.]D. ., H.P,, and J.W.A. have been successful in solving Nos. 13 and 14; Anon and Warden. The " lights " of the former

are Arno and Norton (namely the Honourable Caroline); of the latter, wvood, ace, and cattan. By the way J.W.A. gives age in place of ace, whereas the lines evidently refer to cardplaying.

Before me fall sovereigns, commoners, all,

Though at times to the meanest I yield.

The same expert Acrostician confesses his ignorance of Ned, whom "F," in ringing the changes upon warden, introduces incidentally as "1 one among the sable choir whose head and harp

have won him fame." J.W.A. is more familiar with Greek choruses than with nigger songs; but has he never heard of " poor Uncle

Ned, who had no wool on the top of his head in the place where

the wool ought to grow ?" The initials appended to the next two Acrostics, which we

band over to the ingenuity of our readers, stand respectively for Mr. Robert Reeves, Q.C., and another barrister, also dead many years, Mr. Daniel O'Connell -no relative, we think, of his illustrious namesake.

No. 15.

I.

Gem from her finger fell

Gift of her lover

Long though she search and well,

Ne'er to recover!

II.

Fast flow the maiden's tears

My hand can dry them

Soothings to calm her fears ?

I can supply them.

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542 The Irish Monthly.

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Fast as the waters slide

Down in the river,

So from her bosom glide

Jewel and giver.

Maiden another's bride -

Lover left rueing,

Only my whole," he cried,

" All my fond wooing ! "

1. " They're off! " " Oh ! are they ? " lisps the larnguid swell.

He means the horses. I the legs as well.

2. This word in that command you're sure to find

Where Dante talks of leaving hope behind.

3, The fishers three would now be safe and soLud,

Tf, far from me, they'd stayed upon dry ground.

4. Seek for me now in Erin's humblest home,

Though once my wit delighted ancient Rome.

RI.

No. 16.

Whether in prose or gentle verse, 'tis plain

An adjective unyielding I remain;

When joined to ship of whatsoever fleet,

I trust the reader we may never meet.

A source of good and evil to mankind,

What many seek for, but what few can find;

Of which but few can learn good use to make,

And aid their fellows for their fellows' sake.

1. Where'er it comes, a wildly mournful strain,

And dire confusion, hate, and terror reign.

2. The tuneful Darky co-mes from distant me,

Love in his heart and banjo on his knee.

3. In intervals like this our Solons turn

Their thoughts and energies to fresh intent,

In order that, invigorate, they may earn

Their country's praise, their own emolument.

4. Rapid my pious exercises are,

No Christianity more muscular!

O'le.

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