 His hand is rash, his heart is warm, But honesty is still his guide ; None more repents a deed of harm, And none forgives with nobler pride : He may be duped, but won't be dared — More fit to practise than to plan ; He dearly earns his poor reward,...  The Irish Shield and Monthly Milesian - Page 453edited by - 1829Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Condie - 1813 - 262 pages
...forgives with nobler pride, He may be dup'd, but wont be dar'd : Fitter to practice than to plan, He ably earns his poor reward, And spends it like an IRISHMAN. If strange and poor, for you he'll pay And guide you where you safe may be, Are you his comrade — while you... | |
 | Thomas O'Connor - English literature - 1824 - 180 pages
...poor or strange, he'll for you pay, And guide you where you safe may be 5 If you'r his guest whilst e'er you stay, His cottage holds a Jubilee ; His inmost soul he will unlock, Should he hut once your merit scan, Your conf Jence he scorns to mock, , For faiti'i'ul is an Irishman.... | |
 | 1842 - 624 pages
...none forgives with nobler pride. He may be duped, but won't be dared — More fit to practise than to plan, He dearly earns his poor reward, And spends it like an Irishman. in. If strange or poor for you he'll pay, And guide to where you safe may be ; If you're his guest,... | |
 | Songs, English - 1847 - 906 pages
...poor in weal, he'll for you pay, And guiJe you where you safe nr.ay be} If you're his comrade, whilst you stay, His cottage holds a jubilee ; His inmost soul he will unlock, And if he may your merits scan, Your confidence he scorns to mock, For faithful is an Irishman. By honour bound... | |
 | Robert Redman Belshaw - English poetry - 1855 - 188 pages
...forgives with nobler pride; He may be dup'd but won't be dar'd, More fit to practice than to plan, He ably earns his poor reward, And spends it like an Irishman. If strange and poor for you he'll pay, And guide you where you safe may be, Are you his guest while e'er you stay,... | |
 | Samuel Lover - Ballads, English - 1858 - 394 pages
...none forgives with nobler pride : He may be duped, but won't be dared — More fit to practise than to plan ; He dearly earns his poor reward, And spends...jubilee. His inmost soul he will unlock, And if he may your secrets scan, Your confidence he scorns to mock — For faithful is an Irishman. * Many a... | |
 | Charles Anderton Read - 1879 - 390 pages
...none forgives with nobler pride; He may be duped, but won't be dared — More fit to practise than to plan; He dearly earns his poor reward, And spends...jubilee. His inmost soul he will unlock, And if he may your secrets scan, Your confidence he scorns to mock, For faithful is an Irishman. By honour bound... | |
 | Alfred Mason Williams - English poetry - 1881 - 470 pages
...an Irishman. If strange or poor, for you he 'll pay, And guide to where you safe may be ; If you 're his guest, while e'er you stay His cottage holds a...jubilee. His inmost soul he will unlock, And if he may your secrets scan, Your confidence he scorns to mock, For faithful is an Irishman. By honor bound... | |
 | Alfred Mason Williams - English poetry - 1881 - 472 pages
...And none forgives with nobler pride ; He may be duped, but won't be dared, More fit to practice than to plan ; He dearly earns his poor reward, And spends it like an Irishman. If strange or poor, for you he 'll pay, And guide to where you safe may be ; If you 're his guest, while e'er you stuy His cottage... | |
 | Samuel Lover - 1884 - 458 pages
...none forgives with nobler pride : He may be duped, but won't be dared — More fit to practise than to plan ; He dearly earns his poor reward, And spends...jubilee. His inmost soul he will unlock, And if he may your secrets scan, Your confidence he scorns to mock — For faithful is an Irishman. "to PATRIOTIC... | |
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