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" There is a stone there That whoever kisses, Oh ! he never misses To grow eloquent. 'Tis he may clamber To a lady's chamber, Or become a member Of Parliament: A clever spouter He'll sure to turn out, or An out-and-outer, "To be let alone. "
The Reliques of Father Prout, Late P.P. of Watergrasshill, in the County of ... - Page 96
by Francis Mahony - 1836
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The new hand-book of Ireland, by J. Godkin and J.A. Walker

James Godkin - 1871 - 550 pages
...Father's song, 'The Groves of Blarney,' in which he celebrates, the virtue of the stone : — ' There is-a stone there,. That whoever kisses, Oh, he never misses To grow eloquent. 'Tis he may clamber To my lady's chamber,. Or become a Member Of Parliament.' The 'Mansion House,' situated near the castle,...
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A Manual of English Literature: A Text Book for Schools and Colleges

John Seely Hart - 1872 - 650 pages
..."Fis he may clamber To Q. lady'a chamber, Or become a member Of Parliament: A clever spouter, lie '11 sure turn out, or An out-and-outer, To be let alone ; Don't hope to hinder him, Or to bewilder him ; Büro he 'sa pilgrim From the Blarnoy-Stouu I *O EKCI Àlflor T* CÙpï)C7llÇ, Avrov pev f E v ¿eu...
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A Manual of English Literature: A Text Book for Schools and Colleges

John Seely Hart - 1872 - 654 pages
...BLARNEY-STONE. There is a stone there, That whoever kisses, Oh ! he never mieses To become eloquent. 'Tie ho may clamber To a lady's chamber, Or become a member Of Parliament: A clever spouter, He '11 sure turn out, or An out-and-outer, To be let alone; Don't hope to hinder him, Or to bewilder...
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The Antiquary, Volumes 1-2

1871 - 546 pages
...can't entwine ; But were I a preacher, Or a classic teacher, In every feature I'd make 'em shine ! There is a stone there, That whoever kisses, Oh !...misses To grow eloquent ; 'Tis he may clamber To a fcidy's chamber, Or become a member Of Parliament : Л clever spoutcr He'll soon turn out, or An out-and-outer,...
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Walker's Hand-book of Ireland

James Godkin - 1873 - 558 pages
...witty Father's song, 'The Groves of Blarney,' in which he celebrates- the virtue of the stone : — ' There is a stone there,. That whoever kisses, Oh,...never misses To grow eloquent. 'Tis he may clamber To my lady's chamber,. Or become a Member Of Parliament.' . The 'Mansion House,' situated, near the castle,...
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Furope Viewed Through American Spectacles

Charles Carroll Fulton - 1874 - 334 pages
...stone famous, and it is annually viewed by thousands of tourists, for, as the song says, " There IB a stone there\ That whoever kisses, \ Oh ! he never misses ( To grow eloquent. Don't hope to hinder him, Or to bewilder him ; Sure he's a pilgrim From the blarney stone." THE GROVES...
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The Economical European Tourist: A Journalist Three Months Abroad for $430 ...

William Hemstreet - 1875 - 262 pages
...wall, 100 feet high, with no protection inside, and only a seeming frail one outside. The legend runs: "There is a stone there, That, whoever kisses, Oh...lady's chamber, Or become a member Of Parliament." TIM BUCKLEY. Descending the long, rude, spiral^ stone stairway, and each paying a shilling to the woman...
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Ireland

1876 - 286 pages
...'em shine ! There is a stone there That whoever kisses, O, he never misses To grow eloquent; 'T is he may clamber To a lady's chamber, Or become a member Of Parliament: A clever spouter He 'll soon turn out, or An out-and-outer, " To be let alone. " Don't hope to hinder him, Or to bewilder...
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England from a Back-window: With Views of Scotland and Ireland

James Montgomery Bailey - 1878 - 490 pages
...idiot who attempted the kissing would fall and break his neck. One verse of the ditty reads, — " There is a stone there, That whoever kisses, Oh !...lady's chamber, Or become a member Of Parliament." It became a popular poem ; and so many flocked there, that the name of the little village became a...
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Handbook for Travellers in Ireland

John Murray (Firm) - 1878 - 568 pages
..."Cormack MacCarthj fortis mi fieri fecit AD 1446." As Father Prout says, in a supp!-- mental verse — " There is a stone there That whoever kisses Oh ! he...never misses To grow eloquent. 'Tis he may clamber To my lady's chamber, Or become a member Of Parliament." Having exhausted the castle ar. 1 wandered in...
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