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R34871 COme Gentle Muse, assist my pen / To praise the worthiest of men, Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 135122 AN ELEGY / On the MODERN HEROE, / REDMON o HANLAN, / Surnamed the TORY. AN ELEGY On the MODERN HEROE, REDMON o HANLAN, Surnamed the TORY. AN ELEGY On the MODERN HERO, REDMOND O'HANLON, Surnamed the TORY. 1681-1681

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COme Gentle Muse, assist my pen To praise the worthiest of men, With whom, your ancient Heroes put In ballance, weigh not shell of Nut. As for great Hanlans reputation, We shall evince by demonstration. Of them, let Jason first be namd, For clean conveyance so much famd. For whose each lock of Golden wooll, Bold Redmon has a thousand stole. Nor did their owners scape so cheap, He often took both Fleece, and Sheep. Nay Mercury himself, though made A God, for his great skill ith trade; Compard, would look like Picaroon To First-Rate Ship, or Star to Moon. Next Hercules, about whose Club Strange tales you tell, like those of Tub: Would the unequal combat shun, Ore-matchd by his dead doing Gun. For if with Blunderbuss compard, Like all that met it, twoud have feard. The force of this Achilles hide Well tand as twas, woud ner abide. Shoud lusty Blunder once assault him, In spight of Fate it would have mauld him. Hector; that of the Greeks made spoyl, As you and Homer keep a coyl; Nere bolder set upon his foes Than he, who told them to their nose, You must deliver up your Purse, Or by my Shoul youl fare the worse. Which said, if enemy seemd stout, Soon half a dozen balls flew out, And strait one Army fell to rout.
Which if our party no worse fard Than losing Prize, and being scard: For th famous Warrior was compleat In all that makes a General great, Knew when to fight, when to retreat. In which no Mountains, Rocks, or Woods, Coud stop his course, nor Bogs, nor Floods; As oft he manifested, when Pursud by Floyd, and his six men. Shewing a pair of heels so light, That some mistook it for plain flight. But they are much mistane, alass! And chiefly in the Millers case: For though his men and he retird With speed, after the Mill was fird; Yet none must think the Count woud run From one old Miller and his Son. Attribute then the haste was made Only to fear of Ambuscade. But death, although he ran so fast, Has got the heels of him at last. For which, the tears are numberless That have been shed, as you may guess. But to his friends one comforts left, Although he be of life bereft, He shant partake the common fate; For neither Redmons limbs nor pate Shall under sordid rubbish lye Forgot, but shall be placd on high, Monuments of his Chivalry. Where, if his shining Beard, and Hair, Should like some new made Star appear, (For Stars, in times past, Heroes were) To all that dare his Rivals be, They will portend black destiny.