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IGNIS FATUUS

Weep, weep, each loyal partisan,  For Buckley, king of hearts;A most accomplished man; a manOf parts—of foreign parts.Long years he ruled with gentle sway,  Nor grew his glory dim;And he would be with us to-day  If we were but with him.Men wondered at his going off  In such a sudden way;'Twas thought, as he had come to scoff  He would remain to prey.Since he is gone we're all agreed  That he is what men callA crook: his very steps, indeed,  Are bent—to Montreal.So let our tears unhindered flow,  Our sighs and groans have way:It matters not how much we Oh!—  The devil is to pay.