60 ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 



All lived in peace, there was no sort 

 Of prey or plunder, feud or fight; 



There was no need of any court — 

 Their hearts contained the law of right. 



For gold or silver no one cared. 

 Yet want and woe were never near; 



All had enough, and richly fared. 

 And none desired his neighbour's gear. 



Love, pity, and good-will were spread 

 Ajmong the people everywhere; 



From where the morning rises red 

 To where the evening shineth fair, 



When all the birds in Gaelic sang. 



