The Mentor Book of Irish Poetry: From AE to YeatsDevin A. Garrity |
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Page 102
... lonely king , Where his possessions are ; The level flag - torn mere , The oozy yellow lands , The shells that thicken on the rocks And blacken on the sands . His shadow's length away from him— Shadowed in the moon rays- Is she whom the ...
... lonely king , Where his possessions are ; The level flag - torn mere , The oozy yellow lands , The shells that thicken on the rocks And blacken on the sands . His shadow's length away from him— Shadowed in the moon rays- Is she whom the ...
Page 176
... lonely couch in the lonely night- I am a messenger tried and true ; Wherever they travel , I travel too . From the land of the End I have tidings wan- I love no woman , I like no man , Nor high , nor low , nor young , nor old : I snatch ...
... lonely couch in the lonely night- I am a messenger tried and true ; Wherever they travel , I travel too . From the land of the End I have tidings wan- I love no woman , I like no man , Nor high , nor low , nor young , nor old : I snatch ...
Page 408
... lonely sound has his light foot - fall ! And the gloomy chamber's chill and bare , With a vested Priest in a lonely chair . The youth has knelt to tell his sins ; " Nomine Dei , " the youth begins : At " mea culpa ” he beats his breast ...
... lonely sound has his light foot - fall ! And the gloomy chamber's chill and bare , With a vested Priest in a lonely chair . The youth has knelt to tell his sins ; " Nomine Dei , " the youth begins : At " mea culpa ” he beats his breast ...
Common terms and phrases
17th century Aghadoe Aileen aroon beauty birds breast Brian O'Linn bright caubeen century cold dance Dark Rosaleen dead dear death door dream earth eyes F. R. Higgins face fair feet Floodtide fool girl God save Ireland gone grass grave green grey grief hair hand hath hear heart heaven hill holy Hurroo Inishtrahull Ireland Irish King Kinkora kiss knew L. A. G. Strong Ladle lake land light lips live lonely maid MARY DEVENPORT O'NEILL moon morning mountain never night o'er PADRAIC PEARSE poems poets pray quiet road rose Says the Shan SEAN O'FAOLAIN Shan Van Vocht sigh silent singing sleep snow soft song sorrow soul stars stone sweet tears tell thee There's Thomas Macdonagh thou thought tide tree W. R. RODGERS watch weeping wild wind woman wonder young