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Temperance Gems

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Temperance Gems

William Topaz McGonagall

Good people all, of every degree,
I pray, ye all be warned by me:
I advise ye all to pause and think,
And never more to taste strong drink.

Some people do say it is good when taken in moderation,
But, when taken to excess, it leads to tribulation,
Also to starvation and loss of reputation,
Likewise your eternal soul's damnation.


McGonagall has been widely acclaimed as the worst poet in British history. He campaigned vigorously against excessive drinking, appearing in pubs and bars to give edifying poems and speeches. These were very popular, the people of Dundee possibly recognising that McGonagall was “so giftedly bad he backed unwittingly into genius”. Six of those poems are recited here.
(Summary collated from McGonagall’s verse and Wikipedia by Cori Samuel.)

Year of Publication: 1902Genres: Poetry
Running Time: 0 hour 30 minutes 10 seconds
#Chapter Name
1
The Nights
The Rattling Boy from Dublin
Fox in the Stars
4:24
2
The Nights
A Tribute to Mr Murphy and the Blue Ribbon Army
Fox in the Stars
4:00
3
The Nights
The Destroying Angel or The Poet's Dream
Fox in the Stars
5:49
4
The Nights
The Troubles of Matthew Mahoney
Peter Yearsley
4:37
5
The Nights
The Demon Drink
Alana Jordan
5:47
6
The Nights
A New Temperance Poem, in Memory of my Departed Parents
Alana Jordan
5:33

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