Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 13Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1844 - English literature |
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... sorrow . Like the rising sun , he had a red glow on his cheek . He was as bright as the sun at midday ; but a dark storm came on , and my sunshine was lost to me for ever . My sun- shine will never again come back . No ! My boy cannot ...
... sorrow . Like the rising sun , he had a red glow on his cheek . He was as bright as the sun at midday ; but a dark storm came on , and my sunshine was lost to me for ever . My sun- shine will never again come back . No ! My boy cannot ...
Page xl
... sorrow , in the house of the dead ! — Lay aside the wheel and flax , and sing not in joy , for there's a space left in my cabin ! -Oweneen the pride of my heart is not here ! -did ye not hear the cry of the Banshee crossing the lonely ...
... sorrow , in the house of the dead ! — Lay aside the wheel and flax , and sing not in joy , for there's a space left in my cabin ! -Oweneen the pride of my heart is not here ! -did ye not hear the cry of the Banshee crossing the lonely ...
Page xli
... sorrow over his head , -its cry will drown your death - song , for Oweneen was the pride of all ! -The howl will be heard in the heath , on the mountain , and o'er the grave of his foster brother , who's gone before him . - Raise the ...
... sorrow over his head , -its cry will drown your death - song , for Oweneen was the pride of all ! -The howl will be heard in the heath , on the mountain , and o'er the grave of his foster brother , who's gone before him . - Raise the ...
Page xlv
... sorrow , my sorrow , it drives me to madness , Oh ! never again shall my sad heart know gladness , Oh ! sorely it grieves me , to think that xlv.
... sorrow , my sorrow , it drives me to madness , Oh ! never again shall my sad heart know gladness , Oh ! sorely it grieves me , to think that xlv.
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... . Some few of those who followed close to the coffin were evidently overcome by the most heartfelt and poignant affliction . Some of the women especially gave way to the most unrestrained and vehement expression of the liveliest sorrow , ...
... . Some few of those who followed close to the coffin were evidently overcome by the most heartfelt and poignant affliction . Some of the women especially gave way to the most unrestrained and vehement expression of the liveliest sorrow , ...
Common terms and phrases
Adew appears BALLADS Banshee beauty blacke shepe blessed brother Callanan Carrigaline Castle cold Corpus Christi College county of Cork dark darling dead death dere derlyng Do-well Dublin Dunmanway Earl of Desmond earth Editor Edmond Fitzgerald England's Helicon English eyes fair father feare fire Fraser's Magazine gaol grief hand harp hart hath heart heaven Innisfail Irish Irish poetry John Fitzgerald John Jegon Keating keen keeners Knight of Glin Knight of Kerry knytte lament Leary literally Lord Milesius morning Morty Oge mourning murder never nowght o'er O'Sullivan Bear original Percy Society poem poetry poor priest printed Puxley Rapparees Richard Cox Saxon Say-well shulde knytte sing song sorrow soul South of Ireland Sullivan sweet tears thee Thomas thou translation Twas verses versified voice Walsh weeping wild woman words wounde my flesshe wyll wyll dothe rule Wytte