Quote#Science & Reason
You've heard, I suppose, long ago, How the snakes, in a manner most…
Quote byWilliam Maginn · 1793–1842
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "Saint Patrick", st. 7. Blackwood's Magazine, vol. 59, no. 10 (December 1821), p. 617.
English (original)
You've heard, I suppose, long ago, How the snakes, in a manner most antic, He march'd to the County Mayo, And trundled them into th' Atlantic. Hence not to use water for drink The people of Ireland determine; With mighty good reason, I think, Since St Patrick has fill'd it with vermin, And vipers, and other such stuff.
— William Maginn
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