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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... land to land , The Severn is no stay , With one and all , ' and hand in hand , And who shall bid us nay ? " And when we come to London Wall , A pleasant sight to view , Come forth ! come forth , ye cowards all , Here's men as good as ...
... land to land , The Severn is no stay , With one and all , ' and hand in hand , And who shall bid us nay ? " And when we come to London Wall , A pleasant sight to view , Come forth ! come forth , ye cowards all , Here's men as good as ...
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... land to land ; I have strange power of speech ; That moment that his face I see , I know the man that must hear me : To him my tale I teach . What loud uproar bursts from that door ! The wedding - guests are there : But in the garden ...
... land to land ; I have strange power of speech ; That moment that his face I see , I know the man that must hear me : To him my tale I teach . What loud uproar bursts from that door ! The wedding - guests are there : But in the garden ...
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... land I shall visit no more . My friends , do they now and then send A wish or a thought after me ? O tell me I yet have a friend , Though a friend I am never to see . How fleet is a glance of the mind ! Compared with the speed of its ...
... land I shall visit no more . My friends , do they now and then send A wish or a thought after me ? O tell me I yet have a friend , Though a friend I am never to see . How fleet is a glance of the mind ! Compared with the speed of its ...
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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