The Irish standard., 1905-05-13
The AnaIo-saxon Race,

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teacher in the Free Academy of New
York city claimed the authorship. His
name was James Hunter. When re.
published in that city the initials j.
H. were appended to it, But Hayes
collection, soon after coming out with
the full name of Michael Halpin, and
his attention being called to the dis.
crepancy, he rather ingloriously ad-
mitted he was at fault, and earned the
just contempt of his old acQuaintances
as the result of his unsuccessful
claim.
Assyria; first of all the lands
That ruled with universal sway,
Thy Babylon with mortal hands
Was formed-thy pendant gardens
gay.
Thy squares and palaces of gold
Were builded by race of men
Profound of thought, of heavenly
mould,
That ruled for ages; but what then?
They were not of the Saxon race
The parents grand of civilization
What noble deeds doth history trace
Outside the Anglo-Saxon nation?
Th' Assyrian fell-his empire pass'd
Away in darkness evermore,
Like noon without a cloud o'ercast,
Whose eve is rent by thunder's
roar;
The Persian conquered; Cyrus
reigned-
From ruin beauty sprung again
He spread his laws and arts and
gained
From all submission; but what
then?
He was not of the Saxon race
The parents grand of civilization
What noble deeds doth history trace
Outside the Anglo-Saxon nation?
And, 10! the hardy daring Greek,
With art and science in his hand
Philips great son went forth to seek
New conquests in the Persian's land
And triumphed DER the then known
earth
Ay, wept for more. Oh! every pen
Delights to, trace the Grecian's birth
And life and genius; but what then?
He was not of the Saxon race
The parents grand of civilization;
What noble deeds doth history trace
Outside the Anglo-Saxon nation?
Greece fell! just like an DER ripe
fruit;
And naughty Rome upsprung in
place,
And mightier grew; and set her foot
Upon the neck of every race.
The earth has never, never seen
In peace or war such matchless
Yes, e'en in form, in height and mien,
Seemed more than mortal, but what
then?
They we're not of the Saxon Race
The parents grand of civilization;
What noble deeds doth history trace
Outside the Anglo-Saxon nation?
The Goth and Vandal in their might,
Poured down from Danube's regal
stream
And swept DER Rome, like plaques
dark blight
Her history since?-a troubled
dream.
Then Charlemagne uprose his sword
Submission gained from royal men,
Till Europe's fearful feudal hordes
Lay Frustrated meath him; but
what then?
He was not of the Saxon race
The parents grand of civilization;
What noble deed doth history trace
Outside the Anglo-Saxon nation?
The Spaniard and the Portuguese
The ocean kings whose standards
waved
In naughty pride upon the seas,
Despite of dangers nobly braved.
The new worlds wealth was theirs
alone
Whom unknown seas could never
pen.
Spain's pride and glory then outshone
All other nations, but what then?
They were not of the Saxon
The parents grand civilization;
What noble deeds doth history trace
Outside the Anglo-Saxon nation?
And Gaul-"the merry land of Gaul-
Hurled back united Europe's horde,
And played in frantic zeal with all
The Rights of Kings" Napoleon's
word
Made monarchs: potent as his sway,
Ger angry, proud, discordant men,
His mind was like a brilliant ray
OF light, all scorching; but what
then?