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An old man plays a harp as a young couple sit together by a fire, with two dogs at their feet. Engraving by Frederick Heath after D. Maclise.
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An old man plays a harp as a young couple sit together by a fire, with two dogs at their feet. Engraving by Frederick Heath after D. Maclise.

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Lettering: Then if some bard, who roams forsaken Revive its soft note in passing along Ch! let one thought of its master waken Your warmest smile for the child of song. The legacy. Irish melodies. Drawn by D. McLise. Engraved by Fredk. Heath.

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