The Finding of Moses

The Finding of Moses

"The Finding of Moses" is a poem by the Irish street poet Zozimus (b. circa1794 - d. 3 April 1846). It describes, in broad Dublin dialect, an event in the early life of Moses recorded in the Old Testament.

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:In Agypt's land contaygious to the Nile,:Old Pharao's daughter went to bathe in style,:She tuk her dip and came unto the land,:And for to dry her royal pelt she ran along the strand:
:A bull-rush tripped her, whereupon she saw:A smiling babby in a wad of straw,:She took it up and said in accents mild,:"Tare-an-ages, girls, which o'yees own the child?" [John Montague (ed.), "The Faber Book of Irish Verse", Faber 1974, page 217.]

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External links

* [http://www.dublincityramblers.com/Songs/more%20words/The%20Finding%20of%20Moses.htm - extended lyrics of the poem as performed by the Dublin City Ramblers]


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