And as I Rode by Granard MoatCombining the rigour of an anthologist with the informal charm of a legendary raconteur, Benedict Kiely leads us on a delightful ramble around Ireland through song and verse. Starting in 'Sweet Omagh Town', we travel down the lanes and highways of thirty-two counties with help from the great poets of Ireland and from the traditional songs of nature, love and rebellion - 'The Yellow Bittern', 'Ringleted Youth of My Love', 'The Bold Fenian Men' and many others. And as I Rode by Granard Moat is much more than a collection of poems and ballads: it is at once the literary evocation of an island and an intimate, highly personal chronicle. |
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... wind , that burns as fire ! It is my bitter grief - it cuts me to the heart - That in the county of Clan Darry this ... winds Blow fiercely over and around him , and the smiting sleet - shower blinds The hero of Galang tonight ! Large ...
... wind , that burns as fire ! It is my bitter grief - it cuts me to the heart - That in the county of Clan Darry this ... winds Blow fiercely over and around him , and the smiting sleet - shower blinds The hero of Galang tonight ! Large ...
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... wind . Solomon ! where is thy throne ? It is gone in the wind . Babylon ! where is thy might ? It is gone in the wind . All that the genius of man hath achieved or designed Waits but its hour to be dealt with as dust by the wind . Say ...
... wind . Solomon ! where is thy throne ? It is gone in the wind . Babylon ! where is thy might ? It is gone in the wind . All that the genius of man hath achieved or designed Waits but its hour to be dealt with as dust by the wind . Say ...
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... wind . Solomon ! where is thy throne ? It is gone in the wind . Babylon ! Where is thy might ? It is gone in the wind . Happy in death they only whose hearts have consigned All Earth's affections and longings and cares to the wind ...
... wind . Solomon ! where is thy throne ? It is gone in the wind . Babylon ! Where is thy might ? It is gone in the wind . Happy in death they only whose hearts have consigned All Earth's affections and longings and cares to the wind ...
Contents
Contents | 1 |
The Green Flowery Banks Anon 7 The Ballad of Douglas Bridge | 14 |
Omagh Town Anon 28 The Treacherous Waves of Loughmuck | 31 |
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