Lines

James McIntyre (1828?–1906) · Poems of James McIntyre · 1889

McKay he is a clever chap,
Will make good whip for he has snap.

Where this text comes from

First published in Poems of James McIntyre (1889). First located printing is this volume; an earlier periodical printing has not been established. [1]

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Taken from Standard Ebooks, standardebooks/james-mcintyre_poetry, poetry.xhtml. Rights: public domain (SE dedication; underlying text pre-1931).

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Cite this poem

James McIntyre (1828?–1906). “Lines.” First published in Poems of James McIntyre (1889). Text: Poem Index, https://poemindex.org/james-mcintyre/lines-2/. Append #L14 to cite line 14, or #L4-L9 for lines 4–9.

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