According To Some Learned Opinions The Irish Once Were Carthaginians; But Trusting To More Late Descriptions I'd Rather Say They Were Egyptians. My Reason'S This:--The Priests Of Isis, When Forth They Marched In Long Array, Employed, 'Mong Other Grave Devices, A Sacred Ass To Lead The Way; And Still The Antiquarian Traces 'Mong Irish Lords This Pagan Plan, For Still In All Religious Cases They Put Lord Roden In The Van.