Lines on Removal

Come, listen, while we sound the lyre,
To announce the fact, that McIntyre
Is back again to his old block,
And he has got a splendid stock.

He also hath a strong desire
To see old friends, and new acquire;
His Furniture is cheap and good,
In every style and kind of wood.

But none in health need ’ere despair,
If they buy from him an easy chair.
When you his Warehouse then do seek,
’Tis where the brick bridge spans the creek.

Where this text comes from

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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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 on Removal.” First published in Musings on the Banks of Canadian Thames (1884). Text: Poem Index, https://poemindex.org/james-mcintyre/lines-on-removal/. Append #L14 to cite line 14, or #L4-L9 for lines 4–9.

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