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The shillalegh, not thirsty, went wrong way for Mick,
The Death of Saul and other Eisteddfod Prize Poems and Miscellaneous Verses J. C. Manning
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Take the benefits of Providence with a shout of thanksgiving; but swallow hard and keep a stiff upper lip, when it smacks you over the head with a shillalegh. "
On the Firing Line Hamilton Brock Fuller 1905
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