The Mentor Book of Irish Poetry: From AE to YeatsDevin A. Garrity |
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Page 52
... song That blesses the cleaving share . I will go with my father a - sowing To the red field by the sea , And the rooks and the gulls and the starlings Will come flocking after me . I will sing to the striding sowers With the finch on ...
... song That blesses the cleaving share . I will go with my father a - sowing To the red field by the sea , And the rooks and the gulls and the starlings Will come flocking after me . I will sing to the striding sowers With the finch on ...
Page 248
... song , which hath their speed , And strength and grace ; In that sole song , they live , and love , and bleed- It bears them on through space . Oh , inspired giant ! shall we e'er behold , In our own time , One fit to speak your spirit ...
... song , which hath their speed , And strength and grace ; In that sole song , they live , and love , and bleed- It bears them on through space . Oh , inspired giant ! shall we e'er behold , In our own time , One fit to speak your spirit ...
Page 258
... song , like the rushing river That sweeps along to the mighty sea ; God will inspire me while I deliver My soul of thee ! Tell thou the world , when my bones lie whitening Amid the lost homes of youth and eld , That there was once one ...
... song , like the rushing river That sweeps along to the mighty sea ; God will inspire me while I deliver My soul of thee ! Tell thou the world , when my bones lie whitening Amid the lost homes of youth and eld , That there was once one ...
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