Sixty years in Texas Page: 295 of 398
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SIXTY YEARS IN TEXAS. 281
Old England now has power supreme,
And is praised in song and story;
But she is indebted to old Ireland
For more than half her glory.
The harp that once through Tara's halls
The soul of music shed
Now hangs as mute on Tara's walls
As if that soul were fled.
No more chiefs and ladies bright
The harp of Tara swells.
The chord alone that breaks at night
Its tale of ruin tells.
The above two verses are the touching lines of
Tom Moore.
TO FRANK PERRY.
In the long, long ago,
The old school-house on Patties Branch,
The place we used to go.
When our hearts were light,
And our hopes were bright,
Just fifty years ago?
Our teacher, Frank, has died since then;
He was so good and true;
But his soul is gone to live with God,
And few are left but me and you.
They were joyous times, dear Frank,
And my memory loves to go
To that old school house on Patties Branch,
Just fifty years ago.
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Jackson, George. Sixty years in Texas, book, 1908; Dallas, Tex.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth20205/m1/295/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.