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Chapter Ix.
The towering domes , the palace halls , and all The chiefs and dames , and glittering decorations . But o ' er my spell-bound soul there hung a gloom , And there , even now it hangs , in spite of reason . "
" Beautiful ! beautiful ! " says O'Neil . " and pathetic ! But who was this Claragh ?" " He was a man of the name of Mac Donnell , who had obtained this designation from his family residence in the county of Cork . His poetical talent was of the very first order ; and his literary acquirements in proportion : impelled by which , he ventured even to render into Irish verse his great prototype , the Mseonian bard , and made some progress in the Riad
with great success and vigour , when the inviduous hand of time cut short his ambition . " " And who was the child apostrophised towards the close of the Banshee's address ?" " The Chevalier—the Pretender—the darling Charlie . " All this while Thurlogh listened with the most absorbing application . The recital was nectar to his souk Nor was his attention at all slackened , nor his materials for reflection abated , when the priest , looking stedfastly in his face , and in a tone of prophetic significaney , accosts him as follows : " Heu miserande puer , si qua fata aspera rumpes Tu Marcellus eris . "
" Surely , " says O'Neil , " you do not mean to induct our young friend into the mantle ofthe Chevalier , and make another Pretender of him ?" " What I have said , I have said ' 'Tis not for mortals to command success , We shall do more—deserve it . ' Things are progressing , and we are all but puppets . Let me now only beg
to remind you , that you must not quit this house . to-night . The storm outside is boisterous and inclement , and the moon obscured by the overcharge of the elements . I have given directions , also , in anticipation of this circumstance , for the outfit of your bed-chamber . " This was received with suitable feeling . The guests then interchanged civilities with their host and each other , and retired , for the night , to their respective apartments . ( To be continued ) .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Chapter Ix.
The towering domes , the palace halls , and all The chiefs and dames , and glittering decorations . But o ' er my spell-bound soul there hung a gloom , And there , even now it hangs , in spite of reason . "
" Beautiful ! beautiful ! " says O'Neil . " and pathetic ! But who was this Claragh ?" " He was a man of the name of Mac Donnell , who had obtained this designation from his family residence in the county of Cork . His poetical talent was of the very first order ; and his literary acquirements in proportion : impelled by which , he ventured even to render into Irish verse his great prototype , the Mseonian bard , and made some progress in the Riad
with great success and vigour , when the inviduous hand of time cut short his ambition . " " And who was the child apostrophised towards the close of the Banshee's address ?" " The Chevalier—the Pretender—the darling Charlie . " All this while Thurlogh listened with the most absorbing application . The recital was nectar to his souk Nor was his attention at all slackened , nor his materials for reflection abated , when the priest , looking stedfastly in his face , and in a tone of prophetic significaney , accosts him as follows : " Heu miserande puer , si qua fata aspera rumpes Tu Marcellus eris . "
" Surely , " says O'Neil , " you do not mean to induct our young friend into the mantle ofthe Chevalier , and make another Pretender of him ?" " What I have said , I have said ' 'Tis not for mortals to command success , We shall do more—deserve it . ' Things are progressing , and we are all but puppets . Let me now only beg
to remind you , that you must not quit this house . to-night . The storm outside is boisterous and inclement , and the moon obscured by the overcharge of the elements . I have given directions , also , in anticipation of this circumstance , for the outfit of your bed-chamber . " This was received with suitable feeling . The guests then interchanged civilities with their host and each other , and retired , for the night , to their respective apartments . ( To be continued ) .