The Mentor Book of Irish Poetry: From AE to YeatsDevin A. Garrity |
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Page 117
... stone but water and air and fire . Nothing worthier than stone but the harpstring , the word and the tree . Nothing humbler or stubborner than stone - whatever it be ! Stone is the bone of the world , under moor , under loam , under ...
... stone but water and air and fire . Nothing worthier than stone but the harpstring , the word and the tree . Nothing humbler or stubborner than stone - whatever it be ! Stone is the bone of the world , under moor , under loam , under ...
Page 118
... stone of hairedges and thornpoints , the dagger stone , spearstone , swordstone , hatchet - stone , hearth - gilly stone . O Christ , the stone which the builders rejected and which is become the head of the corner , part me from them ...
... stone of hairedges and thornpoints , the dagger stone , spearstone , swordstone , hatchet - stone , hearth - gilly stone . O Christ , the stone which the builders rejected and which is become the head of the corner , part me from them ...
Page 297
... stone , Sacring stone and Roman's throne , Storms have sacked so long that now Tomb and sacring stone are one . Winter overwhelms the land , Waves are noisy on the strand , So I may not hope today Prince or slave will come my way ...
... stone , Sacring stone and Roman's throne , Storms have sacked so long that now Tomb and sacring stone are one . Winter overwhelms the land , Waves are noisy on the strand , So I may not hope today Prince or slave will come my way ...
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