Genre:

Poetry, Drollery

Subjects:

Agriculture, Technology, Invention

    An Irish reaper addresses his beloved 'Molly' and complains about the grief that his labours have caused him. He hails Cyrus H McCormick and Patrick Bell, inventors of reaping-machines, and Mr Hussey. He reflects on the advances made in 'machines for sowing, and thrashing, and reaping', and speculates: 'ye'll have a machine for eating it next'.