The Finding of Moses
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"The Finding of Moses" is a poem by the Irish street poet Zozimus
(b. circa 1794 - 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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Zozimus
Michael J. Moran , popularly known as Zozimus, was an Irish street rhymer. He was a resident of Dublin and also known as the "Blind Bard of the Liberties" and the "Last of the Gleemen".-Biography:...
(b. circa 1794 - d. 3 April 1846). It describes, in broad Dublin dialect
Hiberno-English
Hiberno-English is the dialect of English written and spoken in Ireland .English was first brought to Ireland during the Norman invasion of the late 12th century. Initially it was mainly spoken in an area known as the Pale around Dublin, with Irish spoken throughout the rest of the country...
, an event in the early life of Moses
Moses
Moses was, according to the Hebrew Bible and Qur'an, a religious leader, lawgiver and prophet, to whom the authorship of the Torah is traditionally attributed...
recorded in the Old Testament
Old Testament
The Old Testament, of which Christians hold different views, is a Christian term for the religious writings of ancient Israel held sacred and inspired by Christians which overlaps with the 24-book canon of the Masoretic Text of Judaism...
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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?"