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“JOHN OF CORINTH.

“THE BLACK FOGLE.

“‘Hic Niger est, hunc tu Romane caveto.’—Old Classics.

“‘He sports a black flag, ye millers beware of him.’—Modern Classical Translation.

“Hail to brave Pat! though he’s had a sound thumping,

Long life to the Champion from Ireland so dear;

Strike up, ye fancy coves, and be all jumping,

To give the brave Paddy a benefit clear,

Crest of John Langan—

Faith, ’tis a queer ’un,

A fogle of sable as black as can be,

And he hath stuck to it,

Though without luck to it—

Whack for the fogle and Jack Langan’s spree!

“Oh! ’tis a colour that ne’er shall grow whiter,

The blues and the yellows may flaunt it amain,

But the black flag that waves for the Paddy Bull fighter,

If torn a small bit shall not nourish a stain,

Hudson may puff away,

Sampson may blarney gay,

Still ’tis no Gaza to yield to his blow;

Shelton may shake a fist,

Ward he may try a twist,

And be one in chancery if he does so.

“Drink, Paddies, drink, to your hero from Erin!

While manhood shall flourish, and true friendship thrive,