The Mentor Book of Irish Poetry: From AE to YeatsDevin A. Garrity |
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... mountain , Down the rushy glen , We daren't go a - hunting For fear of little men ; Wee folk , good folk , Trooping all together ; Green jacket , red cap , And white owl's feather ! Down along the rocky shore Some make their home- They ...
... mountain , Down the rushy glen , We daren't go a - hunting For fear of little men ; Wee folk , good folk , Trooping all together ; Green jacket , red cap , And white owl's feather ! Down along the rocky shore Some make their home- They ...
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... mountain and lake- Then awake from thy slumbers , my Bessy , awake . Oh , come whilst the flowers are still wet with the dew— I'll gather the fairest , my Bessy , for you ; The lark poureth forth his sweet strain for thy sake- Then ...
... mountain and lake- Then awake from thy slumbers , my Bessy , awake . Oh , come whilst the flowers are still wet with the dew— I'll gather the fairest , my Bessy , for you ; The lark poureth forth his sweet strain for thy sake- Then ...
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... MOUNTAIN TREE " This is no place for a tree , " said the sour black soil , " Poor lost embryo , soon to perish Famished , waterlogged , slowly poisoned , Hypnum , sphagnum , heather and sedge , These uncouth ones alone I cherish . " But ...
... MOUNTAIN TREE " This is no place for a tree , " said the sour black soil , " Poor lost embryo , soon to perish Famished , waterlogged , slowly poisoned , Hypnum , sphagnum , heather and sedge , These uncouth ones alone I cherish . " But ...
Common terms and phrases
9th 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 pass 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