OCR Text |
Show : . f ; OUR. LITERARY TABLE Apropos of the paragraph regarding the effect of "The Irish Packet" to draw attention to the grave of Moore, it will be remembered that Mr. Frank Mae-Donagh, Mae-Donagh, In his article on the grave, which appeared in that excellent journal, referred to the visit of Gerald Ger-ald Griffin, author of "The Collegians." and his brother, broth-er, Dr. Daniel Griffin, to the Poet Moore, at Sloper-ton Sloper-ton cottage, with a mandate from the people of Limerick Lim-erick that he should become their.par'.iamentary representative. rep-resentative. Tn cfmnfptiiin n-ifh thnt hiatm-i,. ,-itiif says tho Dublin Freeman, it is interesting to recall that the poet's "Am a Toryness" was admirably hit off at the time ""When Limerick, in idle whim, Moore as her member lately courted 'The boys,' for form's sake, asked of him To state what party he supported. When thus his answer promptly ran (Now give the poet his meed of glory) 'I'm of no party as a. man. But as a poet, am-a-tory. " ;. |