1. sports
2. hunting and shooting

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BY
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Cid
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in
matd
atrehh
ocus
fd
imdnter
da
this
a
a
He
danih
acht
acum
he
co
so?
ndichins
dia
innaigidh.
have
I
another
fatherland
besidti.
?
if
visit
I
have,
it and
let it be told
divell
Birth
NEW
THE
MEMORIES"
CELTIC
at hard
is that?
What
And,
*'
OF
6n^
Octis
O'CONOR
JEPHSON
JOHN
to
me
that
I
jnay
therein.''
Life
and
of
St.
YORK
LANE
COMPANY
Moling.
go
to
The
Smart
for
appeared
the
thanks
Autlior
and
Set,
Editors
of
to
in
their
Century,
Review
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reprint
permission
the
that
poems
magazines.
GUI
Fubllshe?
first
TO
COMPANIONS
MY
BLACKWATER
BESIDE
THE
FOREWORD
A
golden
beside
the
wearing
period
her
for
her
past
these
the
you,
and
trusts,
Last
stretches
potential
my
I
places
of
all^
which
Companions
beside
stands^
under-
on
herself,
her
portion
to
dedicated
the
a
hands
landscape,
endeavoured
follow,
which
Ireland
A
me
of
care
healing
futures.
have
to
the
Youth,
wonderful
of
things,
songs
and
paused
came
Care,
of
;
child
wounds.
and
that
Love
;
and
green
And
forms
I
weeks^
seven
Blackwater.
two
mother
of
with
storied
of
into
weave
most
Blackwater.
all
fitly
to
IRELAND
Once
immutable
Rising
Rousing
Several
their
And
Of
I
thy
hear
Greet
What
and
sons
another
one
there
were
tired
;
thee,
to
were
rills.
and
glens,
bound,
homeward
road
long-sought
the
thoughts
wills
mystery
fairy
on
their
one
steps
daughters,
fills.
children
the
mountains,
green
thy
yet
in
evening
at
rest
everlastingly
and
v^^ith
last
at
turn
sea,
far-scattered
duties,
hills
thy
see
the
that
thy
of
I
above
love
the
hearts
To
do
Erin,
O
more,
The
REVISITED
fair
their
Mother
found,
Bent
Her
by
speech
By
the
the
disabl'd,
dull
of
burden
statutes
few
her
of
load,
another's
an
helpers
aHen
bound
code
?
;
BESIDE
BLACKWATER
THE
With
lifeforever old yet
Changed
The
in kind
not
made
instant
but
a
The
and
clouds
True
The
lie close
him
From
Green
the
hungry
In
the
Where
Waters
the
night
"
"
weather
aright.
light is fading
Knockaroura's
trees
Into
of
together
reads
who
patch
bringing
the
for
of
omens
For
is
:
mystery.
folded
Sheep
A
see
twilighttime
The
Browning.
Robert
I cannot
Shadows
degree
girlsinging,
young
Herself
in
eternity.
"
I hear
new,
and
brow,
foliageshading
evening glow.
trout
is
leaping
dark, winding
low-bent
that
trees
whirl
stream,
are
and
sweeping
gleam.
O
all
When
Earth
Could
of
hour
wondrous
the
world
exchanged
were
Time
his
even,
is
peace
for
passing
;
heaven,
cease
!
IRELAND
ROMANTIC
Ireland's
Romantic
Oisin
Where
With
Niam
Of
the
to
other
gone
the
;
sea
world.
sleepingsaint
the
wood
shady
the
long
;
abbey stood,
famous
roofless,ruin'd, desolate.
Now
The
curlew
sounds
The
colours
of the
hidden
Beside
the
plaintivecry
western
sky
deep
The
mallard
a
leads
of
shaded
rail feeds
marsh
Across
in
his
Blackwater's
The
placidbreast,
Leane's
Lough
Above
Are
and
guards
tree
Inn isfalien's
Where
B. Yeats.
wondrously
rode
once
gnarled
The
dead
gone.
W.
sunlight flecks
yet the
And
and
dead
Ireland^s
Romantic
her
stream.
in solitude
little brood
shallow, shelter'd
4
night.
cove.
;
;
The
jocund jackdaws flutter
The
ivy-cover*dcastle wall,
That
Beneath
blue
the
line of
From
A
by
the
a
bog
in far
the
the
creepinground
Along
rocks
the
Beside
Grow
His
banks
The
That
Of
More
the
to
sea
shamrock,
of
the
mist
grass
makes
roof.
;
and
moss,
fern
hurls
ocean
billows
lo ! the
magic
night,
of
cottage
against the head
waves
When
edge
path, luxuriantly,
the
ceaseless war,
In
flight,
Glenariff,
of
river tumbles
The
Connaught,
off in startPd
toward
hastens
Now
peaks ;
Macgillicuddy'sReeks,
cloud in Kerry skies.
snipe darts
A
Dingle Bay,
mountain
misty
out
And
fall
to
clingingvine.
of
of
And, southward,
Crown'd
last
at
weight
a
Above
A
if
leans, as
round
at
melt
Bray
;
away,
of silver tears.
still holds
the
the
Irish hills
vivid, unforgotten
lovelythan
morning dew,
a
a
sheen
green,
precious stone.
5
The
pageant
Now
white,
monkish
of grey,
shade
every
now
unchang'd,
Remains
When
driftingclouds,
of the
yesterday,
as
praise.
their
wrote
poets
at
eventide,
flyhome
is folding hill and
lea,
peace
shepherd of all things that
birds
The
x4nd
Great
Ireland's
yet, romantic
And,
be
:
?
gone
II
In
massy
folios,closelywrit,
stories
countless
Live
honour
The
gleams
Here
glows
Here
sounds
Heard
by
the
the
the
the
France.
by knights of
won
Here
past,
glory far surpass'd
Ireland's
When
of the
blue
of
the
of
beauty
sea
;
minstrelsy
woodland
in former
bards
skies,
ancient
times.
Ill
scholar's
The
He
hears
And
While
the
famous
Oxford
lamp
is
burning late,
voice
of
livingmen.
deeds
are
done
bells chime
6
again.
through
the
night.
Then
In
far
my
Are
The
Has
flash
To
The
All
The
A
Ireland.
title
your
clouds
lovers
before.
go
by
circle
the
Irish
would
land
of
Ireland
most
learned
world
the
through
the
romantic
lore
Celtic
I
now
of
lamp.
men,
message
legends
borne
study
of
;
still
Erin's
Is, then,
*
torch
my
told.
learned
flame
lasting
lit
the
of
old,
now
ollams*
beneath
group
park
a
town,
Irish
the
read
Httle
O
college
new
tales
The
beside
away,
hills
;
save
Maeve
:
?
gone
men
in
ancient
!
THE
TO
As
skill'd
some
Wrought
Each
The
So
with
with
stone
a
I
Guarding
Her
lofty
And,
Receive
children
hopes,
her
with
right
love
they
by
humble
spirit
bishop's
the
of
here
lasting
for
have
her,
bell.
should
tell
woe
;
building
'gainst
my
her
fill'd
the
build
a
ago,
grow,
neighbours
near
garrison'd
the
all
That
his
its
long
Saviour's
his
by
the
that
figures
rampart
fortress,
would
of
watch'd
mason
whole
God's
of
cover
salvation
the
as
rich
it
Man's
Or
craftsman
the
Adorning
Of
UNIONISTS
ULSTER
the
men
fitting
gates
Irish
may
fight
may,
awaited
of
Hell
of
"
below
shrine
well;
:
song,
land,
understand
with
wrong.
hand
in
long.
hand.
The
To
in the
its far haven
While,
year
by
ruin'd
More
by
the
sea
unseen
The
pinch
dazzling mistress
those
lovers
eternal,and
is
Flash
the
first
of
or
the
have
who
grows
poverty.
and
fair ;
wife
mourning
sought
to
share
her
across
skies
signalsof reviving day.
Bright harbingers !
To
;
trials,and, by dying, give her life.
Her
She
true
river flows
Norreys holding
the
year,
still the
remains, unchanging, calm,
Erin
Of
pass'd,and
have
years
light a world,
splendour shall
Her
darken'd, on
now
10
arise
Its way.
HOUR,
EVENING
THE
MALLOW
The
kine
are
lowing
The
hills
are
mottl'd
A
few
short
their
From
are
villagers
stray
A
blue-frock'd
A
brilliant
She
holds
My
path
evening
the
by
girlslipsby
line of trees,
yon
of
patch against a ground
the
lead
must
straightway
homeward,
me
green.
I say
when
and
gate,
open
;
riverside.
the
by
sun
home
turning
saunter
fields,
verdant
in the
goes,
toward
the
parents
of
Contented,
To
tell her
The
The
corn
is stack'd
light grey
cottage
broad
golden field,
past the
float
hand,
at
done.
day's work
a
in the
clouds
close
summer
sky;
While
call
rooks
gently in
the
Perching in pairs upon
Last
outpost
Erin
! how
True
Oscar
VVho
peace
and
of the
often
of soul
thy
sword
children
and
and
Ji
flight,
lonelytower,
the
pen
found
evening hour
in this hush'd
Oisin, Patrick
fought v^dth
huddl'd
castle wall.
ruin'd
have
their
brave
to
keep thy
laws
:
And
O
ancient
waiting World,
But
Or
customs
rapture
wonder
That
at
ere
brings new
in the
is this
the
swift
the
dangerous days.
approach
dawning of
glory to thy
12
calm
expectant
a
of
night,
day
fairest isle ?
ON
SEEING
THE
DEER
MALLOW
The
buds
The
And
the
music
Mad
With
stag
the
was
sang,
:
rang
silver horn,
the
Conbeg, by
stout
tree,
deep halloo,
hunter's
past the
and
greenwood merrily
yelp of hounds,
The
busb
on
their matins
hunting
The
leaptin
view.
where
Oisin
chase
Oscar
by
briers torn,
came,
his side ;
Finn, their father, Erin's fame,
And
And
who
he
Their
spears
steeds
The
So
and
free
was
When,
the
the
from
fenc'd
far
in the
shone
caught
swiftlydid they
Such
Of
had
bride.
Finn's
won
cloaks flew
Their
In
blown
were
through
The
As
CASTLE
birds
The
AT
behind.
sun
the
;
morning wind,
run.
pictureFancy drew,
my
window
park, a
grazingdeer
I
13
wide,
score
spied.
or
two
Long
No
The
need
further
The
Erin
Are
Scarce
That
Knows
The
Many
Was
is
his
and
rule
is
grievous
sought
by
:
claims
wrong,
country's
her
names
proudly
who
of
story
song
to
spear.
hero
her
in
man
Irish
of
;
heard
any
his
with
chang'd
only
intent
hounds,
huntsman
still,
fear
they
deep-mouth'd
is
horn
hunting
the
since
lasting
lore,
woes,
since
foreign
her
foes.
shore
kill,
RAIN
THE
IN
(Caragh Lake, County Kerry)
The
if
As
Shielded
The
little house
The
wicker
The
rain-drenched
Indoors,
wood,
porch deserted,
with
a
few
late flov"^'rs,
tiny hearth,
the
her
of summer,
woes.
many
casement
rain-splashed
the
through
hill and
the
garden
and
Erin
loftyhills,
the
pale ghost
a
sit before
Talking of
Out
seems
rain,
of
pain unknown,
by
chairs upon
we
mist
from
protectingthem
Unknowable.
a
round
huddled
clouds
low
lies in
Lake
Grey Caragh
to
the
west,
We
the wind-born
see
The
wind, hurl half
autumn
Against
Wild
the
birds
And
pane
the
of
top
lifted ; and
Make
us
nature
brother
something
a
a
the
hear
the
hundred
winter
againsta
drops
storm.
beacon
rocks
wind,
light
below.
Carintoul, the clouds
their
jagged undersides
conscious
more
Presage in
Of
in
as,
hurl'd
are
Have
When
:
fall,defenceless,to
About
and
waves,
of the
dreary day,
of this troublous
lightsvdth
brother
still untried, and
15
so
time,
for the
fear
stilldreaded.
We
but
can
Our
lightthe
must
The
That
upon
Erin.
sighingwind,
Even
the
may
by
that
of her
burn
hides
sun
leaden
mighty dead.
magic
druids
of the
fam'd
i6
lake,
understand
the
away
ill-omened
the
as
all Ireland's children
they
mist
the
of
waters
livingmessage
Wrought
The
for
prayers
Must
So
waft
Ulster
from
mist
land
the
;
south.
Love
that
endures
Love
that
outlasts
Linking
Love
Here,
in
In
mortal
Of
Love
Etain
Her
godhead
The
ring
the
The
greatest
sung
fire
kin
the
his
love
song
my
maid,
shade
wise.
any
who
gave
could
height,
Love's
her
immortal
his
delight.
sound
Brunnhilde
heartfelt
through
brave
mountain
bring
may
immortal
who
anger
that
time,
sublime.
her
the
of
:
Paradise
in
to
God,
trod
all-sheltering
round
joy
of
;
pathway
by
hero
the
master
Etain,
with
love
that
art
world
from
shed
Love's
for
Thus,
found
to
of
And
Has
loved
thot^
!
of
death,
breath
of
life's
prince,
souls
of
half-remember'd
fire
Eternal,
time
great
our
of
the
love
the
Across
Live
tale
this
mortal
When
the
to
Incarnate,
burns
Forever
little
our
ETAIN
bounds
the
beyond
world
our
Who,
O
OF
COURTSHIP
THE
found
praise
Love's
of
thee,
eternity!
:
BRIDE
FAIRY
THE
(The stranger tells his story
I
laughs
That
fair hair
Her
kirtle
Her
was
was
Midir
was
chas'd
gold
the
:
fair queen
lov'd, of old.
bridle,hung with, little bells,
Her
Made
sweet
a
music
A
hidden
She
came
Beneath
If thou
I'll find
silver sound
as, 'tis
Such
"
;
brows
with
fair than
more
Whom
breeze
the
brilliant green,
shot
:
said,foretells
fairymound.
to
a
where
a
I
lay in grief,
spreading tree.
wilt tell
;
waist,
pageantries.
a
mantle
Her
her
her
wondrous
With
fern
turn.
fell below
circlet round
The
hill,
through
every
playthingfor
A
She
at
the
host)
little rill
the
beside
kept
and
heather
Through
She
down
first ride
her
saw
his
to
thy
remedy."
19
sorrow,
chief,
I told
I had
That
harp hangs
My
hounds
a
said
Have
"
I lie
While
I look'd
into
in their
And
Answers
Long
"
to
If thou
"
Past
In
Upon
where
my
yon
Fate^
own."
lady'seyes,
riddles
wilt
sore,
;
of
pawn
depths
sought
sickness
of
mine
the
reign
may
throne
here, the
exile from
An
lore,
lonelystate
Tara's
high
Upon
starting call.
again.
sits in
father
My
horn
in ancient
stamp
cured
be
Till he
king
the
bears
Who
w^all,
morn.
learn'd
no
the
on
well-known
hunting
peers,
plain.
silent
the
druids,
The
and
av/ait the
sounds
Upon
kin
the
My
That
years
pass'd in pain ;
palaceon
The
"
weary
left both
I had
How
"
of the
her
of
I
the
in books
and
mount
steed
with
mountain
lasting majesty,
20
saw
wise
of law.
ride," she said^
me,
lifts his head
I'll take
"
Beside
Where
A
Before
the
I look'd
all the
That
Love, how
Far
If thou
And
wait
smil'd.
She
Upon
Toward
the
Across
We
rode
The
the
I ride
west.
become
her
bride.
my
find
arms
rest
hand
dappl'd steed
!
"
and
leapt
;
green-clad hill
kept,
we
pleasantmead.
straighton,
veil'd
mysteries
were.
the
I took
and
through
lay conceai'd
entrance
the
No
the
light there
gladlywill
there
in these
eyes.
hidden
beyond
out
sight."
her
being
in my
again
return
love
remain
thou
must
father's
again into
Touch'd
Understand
Light,
of
may'st
lo ! the
And
To
Plain
glad thy
O
druids
years'space
thou
To
;
infirmity.
grave
three
land,
distant
a
placidsea
a
Upon
"
to
cunning
Thy
"
thee
sight of
fairysecret
mortals
yield.
21
"
will
the
liill-
We
into
came
In
the
'Twas
Far
More
saw
a
the
Of
I have
Erin
seen
green.
ceaseless
the
heard
low-singingsea
the
hurried
:
straightway found
and
on,
sound
palace of Faery.
The
hundred
led
Soon
That
Alas,
Full
The
How
For
the
heavy
wife
should
a
of
me
I
day
Erin,
king
once
queen,
pain
my
my
years
?
peers
again !
whom
heart
to
leave
I had
won
:
I let my
restored
happy
sought
my
was
and
palace there.
the
eas'd
green,
fair,
as
I tell the
should
Why
their
to
in
Thron'd
In
youths
us
in
dress'd
damsels,
hundred
A
of trees,
lovely leas
own
Faintly, I
delight.
grove
many
mine
Of
pain
former
my
into
fair than
Upon
A
I found
chang'd
off, I
We
morning light.
grey
there
First
spaciousplain,
a
son
22
father
?
grieve
"
Go
kinsmen
Thy
"
And
bugle
And
and
I came,
To
deeds,
Hold
a
I found
How^
Three
I wait
to
The
hear
voice
Falls from
As
the
when
Where
the
;
I have
food
pass'd.
be.
and
mead
blown
have
now
last.
at
"
:
trampling steed,
long have known.
the
I
! and
comes
way
:
solve
should
blasts I
Three
to
that
years
for
thee
hall
mystery
centuries
I thank
the
in thrall.
age
glad
vain
yesterday,
thee, Friend,
the
me."
father's
life's great
My
in
blow,
it
summon
tale of
new
estrang'd.
thee,
blasts upon
sought
a
:
surelygo,
with
proud
my
chang'd
in hand.
would'st
If thou
is
men
peace
wilt
horn
loud
three
She
sword
yet, if thou
My
His
from
now,
taken
Have
of
Fairyland !
from
not
world
the
Ah, Love,
the
the
now
aged
morning
hills
are
weight
world
sun
;
appears,
mist-encurl'd.
23
of years
TRYST
THE
Sweetheart, will
wicket
the
Beside
To-night
For
must
we
Far,
dark
To-morrow
the
shall
Love's
Beside
sea
will be
To-morrow
we
;
unravel
! you
To-night
weather,
travel
mystery.
the
;
clear.
or
endless
Sweetheart
;
boist'rous
western
best
we
Fate
here
must
we
Across
to
from
fair and
If skies be
mating,
to-gether,
go
far away
Through
So
be
leave
To-morrow
waiting
gate ?
must
we
be
you
waiting
v^dcket gate.
must
leave
be
to
24
mating,
Fate.
have
You
you
shrine
Time
And
Yet
When
And
We'll
The
Come
The
And
Of
And
And
go
of
come
by
path by
sea.
and
the
God
above
deer
the
Time
cease
dark
in the
grant
and
sorrow
will look
river
down
us
tears
from
reaping the
26
a
"
"
;
the
path through
will then
Love
joy
the
be,
channel,
Blackwater, rapid and
home
;
tears.
summer
the
rock
years
seasons,
the
over
the
to
with
new
over
come
;
pleasure
passing of
will the
you
heart
of my
of the
water'd
we
is the
soon
I
sheaves
bands
harvest
made
steadilyreaping,
goes
with
swift
And
I have
binding the
Binding
The
"
sight of
the
While
keep us apart
Hngers forever
you
must
ocean
the
In
I knew
"
The
But
place where
the
from
gone
woodland^
park.
vision
;
His
years.
heav'n,
A
Let
sing but
me
To
Full
the
of
new
shall your
Known
That
May
coming
love
eyes,
may
years
prove
melodies.
forever
charms
native
in your
all who
of
song
one
Irish
grey
your
in
That
So
IMMORTALITY
FOR
PLEA
learn
sing and
be
land,
love's mystery
understand.
27
MORNING
SUMMER
This
September morning,
light clouds in the sky,
fresh
With
rooks
The
fairest
Since
it
May
To
the
May
And
the
That
My
conquer
has
pain,
soul
again.
strength and
new
gain my
hill.
weakness
my
the
re-cross
love
-clad
assaults of
tempts
I may
fathers,
my
green
subtle
Then, with
And
of
strength to
sharp
every
gladness,
closer still
me
I have
The
;
friendshipprosper,
new
of
sea
purity.
country
Land
and
bring hope
link
And
the
crossed
I have
my
Erin,
in
morn
faith and
New
May
tower
cawing cheerily.
Are
This
and
tree
on
sea.
life's best
kept for
28
vigor,
blessing.
me
!
{The
She
IN
THE
Nun
watches
looks,she smiles
And
tell her
The
happy
To
the
mother
glad babe,
Daughters
The
beads
of Christ
happy wife, or
TRAIN
a
Mother
; then
and
turns
and
may
Hes
His
try
high.
on
?
pale virginity
29
to
away
yearning
drinks
! which
Chili)
God
to
pray
gives her
who
and
breast
at
rest.
Mother
be,
You
I
I
was
took
You
pool in shadow,
beam
of light:
a
a
were
And
WOODS
THE
IN
to
me
delight.
quiver'dwith
You
You
were
And
I
were
You
You
You
were
And
I
a
were
I
And
kept
That
From
You
And
You
And
was
with
deer.
And
I
pool in shadow,
a
was
a
girlin
a
was
brought
me
You
were
And
I
loftytree.
sorrow,
in
man
me
was
branches
my
audacity.
sun's
were
gave
hunted
a
was
You
I
pool in shadow,
a
you
a
fear.
of
pool in shadow.
a
loftytree
the
were
heart
my
:
refreshment.
sweet
me
deer
hunted
a
eas'd
And
was
was
gave
pool in shadow.
of Hght.
beam
a
a
pool in shadow.
a
I
And
bosom,
your
love
pain :
and
friendship,
hope again.
a
girlin sorrow,
a
man
30
in
pain.
SONG
FAIRY
fairies
The
the
from
Jew
The
brushing
are
With
dancing feet,
As
they gailypass
To
httle
the
the
Behind
grass,
hollow
hill.
its silver trees,
With
Expectant, stiU,
the moon
And
unveiling
youthful
Her
;
folk
mortal
While
head
safe abed.
Lie
yonder troop
See
fairysteeds,
On
rippleof Hght
A
Across
the
meads,
flowers
new-blown
Where
fast
Are
asleep,
only fairies
May vigilkeep !
And
follow
Now
With
That
As
Which
A
footmen
fairyspears,
flash as bright
shining tears
fill with
flower's
gladness
eyes,
31
When,
The
after
sun
night,
doth
Then, Nanc^,
Across
To
the
rise.
come
sea
gladden Granny,
And
And
gladden
me
I shall lead
From
Far
over
The
Mallow's
the
;
you
stream
hills,
hills of dream
32
!
SHORES
FOREIGN
FROM
Chine
at
congnusi
a
cadli
find
rodarc
asa
"
adamri
tire
ni
frithid
bid
A
beauty
of
Whose
aspects
Whose
view
Incomparable
fia
cia.
a
lovely,
are
is
land.
wondrous
a
a
is
fair
its
The
35
country.
haze"
Voyage
of
Bran.
FROM
FOREIGN
the
Over
And
will
wavelets'
The
blown
Has
walk
To
well
How
The
I left the
drove
She
To
the
her
to
my
springtime
hair,
longing
there.
her
I remember
do
October
morn
stragglingvillage
she
Where
of
Moira's
beside
grey
garden,
minstrelsy.
my
brought
And
:
the
breeze
first faint
The
air.
shining
below
beach
the
walking
ripplingsea
the
Across
Clare,
to
evening
is
April moon
From
be
star-clad
the
The
A
hills
the
Moira
In
Erin,
to
ocean
over
Where
SHORES
me,
and
I
were
still and
train,
and
mist
filled all the
The
train
born.
silent,
waved
goodbye
landscape
rushing by.
went
36
:
been
Fve
a
Amid
walls
I've
But
the
Enjoyed
And
liberty.
more
its drift of
With
the
him,
the
cattle
cloud
changing
gently lovved.
spiritflies to Erin,
And
escapes the prison bars,
walk
To
In
God
As
beside
the
Moira
springtime,'neath
grant
she
my
feels my
she
above
walks
the
When
must
To
That
When
she
the
sea
;
crock
my
I may
a
prayer
dimmer,
for
me.
again to labor,
turn
win
breathes
stars.
presence,
And, perchance, her sight grows
I
;
him,
beneath
lay soft
grass
While
;
Erin
sky lay above
blue
free
the
of
slave in ancient
a
The
v^orkers
of
country
granite
in.
spirit
my
hive
joined a
In
My
of steel and
hemmed
Have
over
city'sdin,
the
Where
and
year
be
I know
of
vdth
she's
37
gold,
Moira,
growing
old ;
And
To
bring
And
While
glad
I
come
Desmond's
Lord
And
the
the
Over
And
over
bride
In
will be
the
is
down.
her
mine
all his line.
Erin,
hills
to
Clare,
walking
me
evening
3b
;
daughter
youngest
star-clad
;
passing,
dying
make
to
beside
left us,
Moira,
my
to
the
is
storm
pride of
ocean
has
renown
name
lamp
the
When
My
our
winter
the
'Tis
child
youngest
our
air !
OVER
Over
the
And
the
THE
dunes
the ducks
breeze
sea
where
The
long
the
Over
The
sea
is
the
trees
Over
The
fine sand
A
And
gang
of geese
comes
heads
the
My
heart
The
sea,
is
and
And
heart
yet I
is
long
Over
Mill
at
an
will
south,
Creek
mouth,
place
open
"
the
infinite space
dunes.
the
for
the
still;
dunes.
for
for
the
from
the
glad
;
dunes.
sky, and
the
Over
My
wind's
the
the
glad
and
dun
and
marsh
Over
spare
dunes.
foUows
the
going
air
ancient
the
Over
blowing,
straight and
are
lies lone
marsh
is
is
dunes.
singing an
The
hair
line of ducks
dark
leafless
dunes.
sea's white
the
The
flying.
are
brings their gentlecrying
Over
Out
DUNES
a
things that
land
dunes
39
afar,
:
are
;
A
land
Circle
the
far
hilltops
Over
The
sightof
I go
In
A
the
Over
the
Wild
her
the
duck
flyingwith
And
the dunes
the
sea
the
breeze
Over
patch
my
return
lone
my
the
the
of
fern,
dunes.
the
song
me
dunes.
girlwaits
Over
Over
lightssummon
garden walk, by
Over
silent sea,
the
to
house
fair-haired
Sing
dunes.
the
the
where
fair,
most
evening air,
in the
back
my
world
all in the
Over
Turning
away
dunes.
the
Irish land
Is the
of silver grey
clouds
where
sings,
beating wings.
dunes
ducks
heart
are
;
fiying.
bringstheir ge?itlecrying
the dunes.
40
Oh, would
our
songs
could
set
at
rest
all talk of
civil war,
And
Erin's
summon
they
From
the
at
wander
children
home,
now
far
lovely glensof Antrim,
Glencar
where
!
42
and
the
Caragh
SONG
JACOBITE
The
kine
the
sheep
on
are
floats
eagle
wide
fallen
have
mountain
from
rill.
and
rock
in
grandeur
above
valley
the
;
blue
broad
cloud
The
bonds
white
Winter's
The
lowland,
the
hill ;
the
"An
in
are
is
field of heaven
with
white
pure
pied.
joyfulsong
of labor
comes
the
from
furrow'd
field;
blossoms
While
blown
the
And
m
buckle
pibroch
is
ringing
down
all the
on
my
clansmen
broadsword
in
gathering again.
and
go
to
join
clan.
fight
of
the
glen,
glad are
the
To
of
summons
time
daybreak their spring-
yield.
odours
The
at
once
Lady
more
for
Ann.
43
Scotland
and
the
love
I'll have
Mayhap
in France
'Tis well the
dance
a
But
I'll
in
journey
to
"
maids
of Paris
lead
can
me
through
!
back
come
to
Scotland
when
is
heather
bloom,
Unless, far off,in battle
My lady will
And
Prince
join the
to
Hve
count
be
the
I find
waiting to go
of Alan,
wife
tie.
44
a
to
sterner
church
lord
of
doom.
with
the
me^
north
GLENSHEE
{Fairy Glen)
! I had
Love
I woke
Until
To
see
Your
dark
A
queen
fairyclime.
your
fruitless years
of the
I have
lived,lay in
of
shed,
your
the
in
is the
Love
tears
wise.
growing
hours
Past
! should
Come
let
once
me
Undimm'd
that
thread
with
I lie awake
again
know
by
Love
the
45
to
say
;
:
to-day.''
are
to-night,
comfort
to
mine
shall entwine
that
those
;
eyes
lips,half parted,sought
Your
And
to
glen,
the
hands, outstretch'd,awaited
Your
Dear
down
me
understanding
That
when
as
forgotten time,
me
I have
With
"
unbound,
meet
sorrows
That
night,
other
was
a
to
took
And
The
hair
in
came
the
far away,
you
the day
as
clearly,
in the evening light.
you
I left you
You
thought
lends
me
me
dividing sea
;
sight
!
MIDSUMMER
There's
On
And
to-night'sthe
and
green
through
There's
a
'Neath
I
know,
bonny
weather
will blow.
changing
the
Hes,
sea
the
moor
;
river
flies.
memory.
purple heather,
cloud-screen'd
sky ;
azure
patch
a
'tis
That
I
hill,the moorland
Singing to
And
purple heather
tiny buds
the
the
Below
And
of
hillside that
a
When
A
patch
a
of
there, in ev'ry weather,
long at
last
46
to
lie !
SUNSET
BY
By
I overlooked
shores
sunset
blue, untroubled
A
legends of
And
Slowly
I
SHORES
back
and
Lir
of
And
Conor, king
fairer
Deirdre,
That
With
watch'd
Noise,
Walk
on
sunset
Across
To
me.
his great
grief;
head
in strife ;
than
her,
the
in hand
hand
night,
summer
a
stars
the
silver strand.
shores
I sat, and
the
where
My
on
chivalry;
of
Cuchulain, great
By
to
ago
Etain, fairywife,
Of
Of
long
the
came
thought
sea,
changing
you
west
Ah, how
were.
lay on
gaz'd
your
47
breast
I wish'd
!
VARIATION
AN
ON
OLD
THEME
Breo
In
or
da
oiblech
chroeb
"
m-blathaib
co
(Flame, golden,gleaming
"
with
Branch
blossoms).
Ultan^s
Sweet
branch,
Sweet
song
Flame
bright as
Heart
free
These
things are
Of
that
For
Shine
the
the
to
I know
in
heF
to
mate
in the
sun
the
you
glow
the
May- time,
;
:
essence
be ;
of your
leagues of
48
to
Bridget.
day-time,
of hate
and
yet but
I still feel the
over
bird
of contempt
which
Hymn
its blossoms
with
of the
"
presence
sea.
AWAY
FAR
End
of
Over
Let
Back
the
me
to
Bearing
To
the
end
desire,and
follow
birds
of the
lady must
lamp
delight,and
fiU'd with
land
my
love
of
the
bright.
my
the
end
delight!
sparklingand
ocean,
now
of
where
"
a
50
end
sea,
be ;
fire-
of desire.
SONNETS
To
So
it
were
Only, zuhile
For
the
Closer
rightly^so
earth
purpose
we
SONGS
AND
tread
we
M.
shall
it be
'pace
together
apportioned
for
a
you
me,
tether.
common
Robert
51
and
Browning.
MARRIAGE
SONG
{February 2^th, 1914)
Come
all
That
ye
serve
Waken
pipes;
your
strike
Harness
the
the
us
in
Attend
again
the
Forget
To
Loves
rosy-finger'd
in young
Dan
Cupid's train.
snow
deep
seem
I hear
! because
of doves
;
day,
"
banks
two
of bloom
Love's
Attend
! ye
second
with
Love's
hearts
met
are
Love's
our
reward.
52
is set.
days,
Sovran
service
of Life
Feast
the
deities of pagan
to
everywhere
joyous time.
altar,and
only
chime
air,
louder, echo
and
this
young
wedding
the
frosty winter
the
on
gladness of
Who,
cymbals
May.
Before
As
team
a
this winter's
upon
And, swellingloud
When
by
snow-drifts
Ring gently
The
and
!
drawn
car
drums
your
Lord,
done,
shall gjant
us
Oh,
may
shared
Who
year
Now
the
are
world
hope
gone
toward
them
Fulfilment
Two
hymn
and
raise
we
lov'd ones'
the
childish
of each
sorrow
ear,
!
they
Bears
To
of the
happy hearts, fall on
From
The
echo
an
of how
is
toil ; but
;
the
life,new
new
hidden
many
turning
once
Love's
now
souls this
hurrying
day
for
train
ties,
"
mysteries!
again
strength has
Love's
S3
Immortal
won
Son.
DISCOVERY
A
The
world
Into
And
is
your
the
changed
eyes
since
I first looked
;
long, sordid city street
Transfigured lies.
Oh,
let me,
That
I may
Changed by
then,
forever
gaze,
be
your
love,vi^hich
Eternity!
54
makes
this world
SUMMER
He
"
:
DAWN
Sweet, will
dawn
Till the
She
Chirps now
All
"
Held
You
by
the
"
:
lay with
Far
hair
Pale
one
Waiting
He
"
:
O
night
lamps
the
but
of
God,
sun."
of love
Fleeing so
Could
warm."
and
the
grow
unbound.
twinkHng Hghts
by one :
off the
Fade
night,
summer
arm,
my
Throbbing
She
dawn."
the
through
;
sleepybird,
a
Greeting
:
whirling world
lawn
the
on
"
?
lies the
Out
He
while,
again,
comes
flow'r
rosy
Hushed
"
:
a
little hour,
One
A
wait
you
and
youth,
fast ;
this time
Eternallylast
55
!"
of bhss
She
"
:
See
now
the
lustysun,
Tingeingthe skies ;
So, beyond hills of pain,
New
joy
S6
shall rise."
A
WITH
"
CHILD
A
TO
Here, Nancy, let
lead
And
In
in
often
This
learn
lesson
And
though
The
reason
It is
to
children
from
roam
home.
mothers
that
know
in
keep
too,
ways
each
how
the
by day, your
S8
the
children
God's
;
command.
kind
from
you
foe
understand
not
may
you
terrified
Learn,
Your
glow
lurks,perchance, a hidden
Where
That
:
hand,
ago.
sunset
forest, far
dark
the
long
lest their
By mothers,
In
the
your
Fairyland,
to
tale of
this fam'd
Told
take
me
back
you
S
GRETEL"
AND
HANSEL
AUTHOR
THE
OF
COPY
fear
here.
angelskeep
dreams, asleep.
own
ROGER
ASCHAM
{On seeing his miniature)
Bending
in
The
limner
The
pensive pose,
caught
Schoolmaster
of
books
Your
Elizabethan
thought,
The
song
Has
lured
of
the
look
far-off
earlier,blither
an
vanished
have
all future
for
you
sage,
birds,whenas
thoughts
your
sublime,
printedpage
day'sat prime,
the
longer
no
;
;
age.
the
; from
time
learned
rhyme
Delightsyou
The
casement
That
rustles in the
Beside
Murmurs
"
whisper of
Come
your
amid
to
;
in the
branches
the country
59
April breeze,
bush
hawthorn
cottage
the
the
as
blows
window
the
through
open,
first faint
The
glad presage.
Springtide's
than
more
which
grows
spacioustrees
it goes,
all,and take your
ease
!'
IN
OF
ANTHOLOGY
AN
VERSE
The
lovelv
Live
But
words
of many
in this book
fire from
famous
men
;
more
source
fair than
mine,
FU
swear,
None
took.
ever
Thus, Lady,
To
That,
I add
theirs,more
your
may
And
do
never
worth
my
high
humble
praise
;
known,
live
die !
60
my
Hnes, like theirs,
ON
HEARING
THE
PASTORAL
SYMPHONY
and
Spring !
blossoms
thousand
a
flying brook
The
bounds
burgeoning
toward
the
;
spread
out-
lea,
Beneath
While
The
joyous
world
theme
That
bids
of
Of
all
As
young
the
He
sat
Beneath
a
mountain's
lift up
and
hope,
things;
! thou
sung
Lorenzo
heads
and
;
sing.
mighty symphony,
wheresoe'er
love
hast
to
said
pale stars, when,
with
majesty
gentle murmuring,
all creatures,
music
the
their
of Nature's
joy, and
Master
To
birds
is all
Main
Know
rugged
the
as
did
on
everything.
are
learnt
men
once
a
they be,
the
fair
a
song
belong
night
in
Jessicathe trees among,
glory of a springtidemoon.
6i
tune
June,
WITH
If
Forget
Vd
I
the
bear
might
Yet
keep
An
image,
that
Far
down
To
the
Forever
my
to
wall,
true
a
Lady's heart,
my
part
loveliness.
picture'dself
which
a
of
treasury
giving life
Like
the
stav
in
That
pictureon
my
!
me
rather
Lock'd
In
hang
must
you
PHOTOGRAPH
A
;
for
it may
be
stands
church, and
Self,which
leads
Hes
lost in loveliness.
62
my
Lady's eyes
PEGGY
TO
{On
I
Could
be
And
life
When
Of
a
live
cannot
But
To
once
the
Upon
I
turn
must
her
back
more
eighthbirthday)
intervening years,
the
with
of the
threshold
round
again
content
you
of
justeight years
age
of
pleasantdays
this
me
gold,
happy time,
from
the
farther
fair and
and
complete
you
godspeed
!
appears
shady forests,meadows
wish
old
63
side
wide.
my
rhyme
DURING
Poet
{The
loveliest
O
I hear
In
peace
Here
for
time
Beneath
the
Above
the
wait
Even
And
of
love
the
Yet
and
glad
peace
was
hand,
in
spread
that
touch
trees,
soft
their
the
the
all
making
Spring,now
makes
us
springs
frozen
wand.
Awakener's
of the
grow
things new,
more
strong
hope, although despairlast long.
moments
shall
of
our
life be
when
come
vanquish'dWrong,
Such
understand.
wander, hand
clouds
this music
as
all who
strings
brings
Beethoven
snow-clad
the
wand
the
across
sweep
where
we
Lady)
lovelyland,
that
to
his
wings
grey
To
chords
of Love
a
of meeting
of this
Andante
The
The
dreams
Lady
the
the
That
MUSIC
Love
;
hath
"
strain the dauntless
64
few
trumpets
blew
In
WHITE
YOUR
IN
white
your
world
the
dream
The
passion,pain, the
The
fever'd
I'd
lose them
Oh,
brain,
curls
That
And
Of
present
The
joy
In your
white
souls in Heaven
And
dream
Once
Great
fought
vour
pain
rest
find the
on
that
a
bliss
white
6G
Dreams
arms
of old
men
ground
painterspainted.
In
the
from
me
know,
dreams
for ;
foam
arms.
Pd
The
go,
like the
I could
white
arms
the
would
bring again
; for
your
they
"
wave,
things,and
In
despair
arms.
shield
I knew
grev
are
a
would
they
the
arms
across
:
trivial care,
white
your
down
me
away
all ; ave,
white
your
lay
I'd
arms
And
In
ARMS
!
of
gold
were
true
TO
SIBELIUS
JEAN
{Ofihearing his
O
blossom
wondrous
winter
Now,
The
mournful
with
Miied
Thou
over,
the
singerof
I, too,
can
Besmirch
God's
of
the
scorn
the
symphony)
children
blind.
67
wrong
mankind,
thy passionand
pleasureand
:
thy people hurPd.
of all
woe
!
in song
burst
winter's
of
upon
world
northern
hast
thou
melodies
share
lust of
That
second
the
and
thy pain
lure
then
of
gain
leave
them
OUTCAST
THE
"
"
said
Clarice," she
Born
Her
"
was
Her
hair
Her
blouse
Made
me
a
glad
With
Of
hint
said
Yes, honest
women
If I suggest
her
yet, I think
And
A
she
Had
been
Where
Sailed
had
to
youth.
roughness, and
laugh
lure
to
me
on.
frown
shameful,
she'd
India,
frail
her
half
meant
was
and
of olden
to
wound.
;
the
lovelyclime
time
ships in quest
68
;
said
have
intent
too
trade
sordid
not
the
travelled
mariners
their
of
with
singleword
And
there
blemish
realise that
me
she
what
air
her
but
pleasanttoo,
was
let
way.'^
;
jauntinessand
of
sense
just a
Scarce
curled
dirty ;
forget the
voice
Her
trifle
a
Dublin
out
personified.
light,and
was
;
jersey grey":
; her
fair Ireland
She
In
blue
was
was
name
^thats
Killiney
at
hat
her
of
argosies.
social order
The
"
Perchance
sneers,
led
first Love
at
the
her
wrong
way."
write
should
He
If
sand
would
Lord
Our
what
I wonder
sa,y,
more
once
the
upon
?
II
0
Everlasting Love
That
ev'ry path
Despite
will
Thy
In
the
wild
turmoil
Or
where
the
Of
hills
a
the
way.
:
city street,
is
scent
in the
glad country,
Perchance
the
of
woodbine
the
obscure
be
message
see
Thee,
to
that
windings
the
daughter
Thy
lead
may
Where
In
let
Thee,
beseech
1 here
!
sweet
summertime
"
?
memory
forgotten twenty
beside
And
one
May
bring her
her
back
years
ago,
singing low,
to
perfect rest
69
with
Thee
I
AUBADE
C'est
le
Tamour
De
tranquille.
oiseaux
Les
Gais
beaux
et
Chaque
Toute
C'est
Briile
Du
eclose.
bien
ta
i'aube,
robe
coin
au
jardin.
Jour
Quand
C'est
;
rose
Quand
Du
;
asile
Notre
Si
jour
supreme,
on
aime
;
le temps
printemps
70
!
REINCARNATION
Joyless,
I
Even
No
yearned
less
Not
Enticed
To
But
Restores
Over
fair
plain
the
long
the
as
still
the
the
mortal
With
Now
may
flowers
of
Eternity.
turbid
men
more
row.
grow
to-day
lived
before
watery
some
or
lore,
ancient
because
ocean's
upon
love
in
that
loveliness
I
countless
springtime
blest,
more
sail
could
ships
men
be
to
more
where
famed
these
Penelope.
sweet
once
where
Calypso,
lovely
for
pine
ago
years
from
deemed,
beyond
Through
Eager
flee
Oisin
did
sea,
long
sat
to
he
match,
darken'd
a
Odysseus
as
And
above
sat
fairy
ardently
way,
shore
"
than
they
!
SONG
TRAVEL
Let
us
If luck
go
be
Gold
the
is
road
the
Underneath
Hark
!
a
Tinkling
What
All
stretching
trees
;
humming
road's
to-morrow's
to
matter
the
weather.
melodies.
long
the
What
Small
is
brook
;
ill,
or
grey
! the
Look
to-gether
good
or
hill,
the
brov^^ of
the
Over
road
us
ending
weather
treading
to-gether.
72
?
?