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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... sing it or say it to herself when there was no one with her . Well , the old man made a bargain : he would teach it ... singing in the hedge , a black- bird or a redbreast . Then she would sit by the hearth fire with the old man — I ...
... sing it or say it to herself when there was no one with her . Well , the old man made a bargain : he would teach it ... singing in the hedge , a black- bird or a redbreast . Then she would sit by the hearth fire with the old man — I ...
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... Sings on , and is never still : " A boy's will is the wind's will , And the thoughts of youth are long , long thoughts . " There are things of which I may not speak ; There are dreams that cannot die ; There are thoughts that make the ...
... Sings on , and is never still : " A boy's will is the wind's will , And the thoughts of youth are long , long thoughts . " There are things of which I may not speak ; There are dreams that cannot die ; There are thoughts that make the ...
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... sings the staring owl , Tu - whit ; Tu - who , a merry note , While greasy Joan doth keel the pot . When all aloud the wind doth blow , And coughing drowns the parson's saw And birds sit brooding in the snow And Marian's nose looks red ...
... sings the staring owl , Tu - whit ; Tu - who , a merry note , While greasy Joan doth keel the pot . When all aloud the wind doth blow , And coughing drowns the parson's saw And birds sit brooding in the snow And Marian's nose looks red ...
Contents
Introduction by PADRAIC COLUM | 3 |
The Isles of Greece GEORGE GORDON LORD BYRON | 14 |
The Harp That Once Through Taras Halls | 20 |
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