Roofs of Gold, Poems to Read AloudPadraic Colum An anthology of poems chosen for their striking imagery, picturesqueness, action and humor. |
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... Islands of the Blest . " The mountains look on Marathon- And Marathon looks on the sea ; And musing there an hour alone , I dream'd that Greece might still be free ; For standing on the Persians ' grave , I could not deem myself a slave ...
... Islands of the Blest . " The mountains look on Marathon- And Marathon looks on the sea ; And musing there an hour alone , I dream'd that Greece might still be free ; For standing on the Persians ' grave , I could not deem myself a slave ...
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... island of the sea whose only trade Is in the voyage of its wandering birds . Did you not , when your strength became your pyre Deposed and tumbled from your flaming tower , Awake in gloom from whence you sank in fire , To find , Antaeus ...
... island of the sea whose only trade Is in the voyage of its wandering birds . Did you not , when your strength became your pyre Deposed and tumbled from your flaming tower , Awake in gloom from whence you sank in fire , To find , Antaeus ...
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... Island Bog . In the morning when the sun Burnished all the green to gorse , I went out to take a run Round the bog upon my horse ; And my dog that had been sleeping In the heat beside the door Left his yawning and went leaping On a ...
... Island Bog . In the morning when the sun Burnished all the green to gorse , I went out to take a run Round the bog upon my horse ; And my dog that had been sleeping In the heat beside the door Left his yawning and went leaping On a ...
Contents
Introduction by PADRAIC COLUM | 3 |
The Isles of Greece GEORGE GORDON LORD BYRON | 14 |
The Harp That Once Through Taras Halls | 20 |
Copyright | |
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A. E. HOUSMAN Alexander Selkirk Annabel Lee ballad Barmacides battle beautiful Annabel Lee Bells of Shandon bird blow bright bugle Burial of Sir Captain chamber door cloud Collected Poems dance dark dead deep doth dream dying echoes fear Felix Randal flew FRANCIS MAHONY galloped Gilpin golden green Growltiger hair hand hath hear heard heart heaven horse JAMES CLARENCE MANGAN JAMES STEPHENS King land light long thoughts look LORD loud mist moon morning Muriel Rukeyser ne'er never night o'er PADRAIC COLUM Persian pipe poet Quoth Raven round sails Samian wine ship shore Siberia's wastes sighed sing Sir John Moore Sir Patrick Spens sleep snow song soul sound stars stood sweet tell thee THOMAS CAMPBELL thou thoughts of youth tree Twas voice W. B. YEATS waves Wedding-Guest WILLIAM COWPER wind wind's youth are long