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BALLAD POETRY
"And black and bloody the revenge
" For this dark midnight's sake,
" The kindred of my murdered friends
" On thine and thee will take,
" Unless thon rise and fly betimes,
" Unless thou fly with me,
*' Sweet Una, from this land of crimes
" To peace beyond the sea.
" Eor trustful pillows wait us there,
" And loyal friends beside,
*' Where the broad lands of my father are,
" Upon the banks of Clyde ;
•' In five days hence a ship will be
*' Bound for that happy home :
** Till then we'll make our sanctuary
*' In sea-cave's sparry dome :
*• Then busk thee, Una Phelimy,
•' And o'er the waters come 1"
The midnight moon is wading deep ;
The land sends off the gale ;
The boat beneath the sheltering steep
Hangs on a seaward sail ;
And, leaning o'er the weather-rail,
The lovers hand in hand,
Take their last look of Innisfail ;
" Farewell, doomed Ireland !"
"And art thou doomed to discord still ?
And shall thy sons ne'er cease
To search and struggle for thine ill,
Ne'er share thy good in peace ?
BALLAD POETRY
"And black and bloody the revenge
" For this dark midnight's sake,
" The kindred of my murdered friends
" On thine and thee will take,
" Unless thon rise and fly betimes,
" Unless thou fly with me,
*' Sweet Una, from this land of crimes
" To peace beyond the sea.
" Eor trustful pillows wait us there,
" And loyal friends beside,
*' Where the broad lands of my father are,
" Upon the banks of Clyde ;
•' In five days hence a ship will be
*' Bound for that happy home :
** Till then we'll make our sanctuary
*' In sea-cave's sparry dome :
*• Then busk thee, Una Phelimy,
•' And o'er the waters come 1"
The midnight moon is wading deep ;
The land sends off the gale ;
The boat beneath the sheltering steep
Hangs on a seaward sail ;
And, leaning o'er the weather-rail,
The lovers hand in hand,
Take their last look of Innisfail ;
" Farewell, doomed Ireland !"
"And art thou doomed to discord still ?
And shall thy sons ne'er cease
To search and struggle for thine ill,
Ne'er share thy good in peace ?
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| Description | Edited by Charles Gavan Duffy. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.74(3) |
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| Description | Containing The spirit of the nation [Poems] and The spirit of the nation. Part 2. Being a second series of political songs and national ballads and The ballad poetry of Ireland |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.74(1-3) |
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| Description | Scottish songs and music of the 18th and early 19th centuries, including music for the Highland bagpipe. These are selected items from the collection of John Glen (1833 to 1904). Also includes a few manuscripts, some treatises, and other books on the subject. |
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| Description | The Glen Collection and the Inglis Collection represent mainly 18th and 19th century Scottish music, including Scottish songs. The collections of Berlioz and Verdi collected by bibliographer Cecil Hopkinson contain contemporary and later editions of the works of the two composers Berlioz and Verdi. |
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