Thomas Osborne Davis Bright Poems

  • 1.
    I.

    Thrice, at the huts of Fontenoy, the English column failed,
    And twice the lines of Saint Antoine the Dutch in vain assailed;
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  • 2.
    Air--Viva la.


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  • 3.
    I.

    'Tis pretty to see the girl of Dunbwy
    Stepping the mountain statelily--
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  • 4.
    Air--Grë¡dh mo chroidhe.


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  • 5.
    Lines To Hogan.


    Chisel the likeness of The Chief,
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  • 6.
    I.

    The tribune's tongue and poet's pen
    May sow the seed in prostrate men;
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  • 7.
    I.

    Though savage force and subtle schemes,
    And alien rule, through ages lasting,
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  • 8.
    I.

    "Did they dare, did they dare, to slay Eoghan Ruadh O'Neill?"
    "Yes, they slew with poison him they feared to meet with steel."
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  • 9.
    I.

    How soft is the moon on Glengariff,
    The rocks seem to melt with the light:
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Total 9 Bright Poems by Thomas Osborne Davis

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