A Concert Invitation

James McIntyre (1828?–1906) · Musings on the Banks of Canadian Thames · 1884

If pleasant night you wish to spend,
Go and invite your lady friend;
Oddfellow’s concert is the place
Where happiness beams in each face.
When you resolve to call her wife,
And to enjoy the rest of life,
All furniture you may require
You can get cheap from McIntyre.

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First published in Musings on the Banks of Canadian Thames (1884). First located printing is this volume; an earlier periodical printing has not been established. [1]

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Cite this poem

James McIntyre (1828?–1906). “A Concert Invitation.” First published in Musings on the Banks of Canadian Thames (1884). Text: Poem Index, https://poemindex.org/james-mcintyre/a-concert-invitation/. Append #L14 to cite line 14, or #L4-L9 for lines 4–9.

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