Irish Literature, Volume 7Justin McCarthy, Maurice Francis Egan, Charles Welsh, Douglas Hyde, Lady Gregory, James Jeffrey Roche J. D. Morris, 1904 - 4126 pages |
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Page 2437
... turned to a colleague and said , in the vehement manner of the day , " By God , that's ora- tory ! " Grattan went on : - " I call my countrymen to witness if in that Parliament I com- promised the claims of Ireland or temporized with ...
... turned to a colleague and said , in the vehement manner of the day , " By God , that's ora- tory ! " Grattan went on : - " I call my countrymen to witness if in that Parliament I com- promised the claims of Ireland or temporized with ...
Page 2449
... turned to the gallant sol- dier ( Sir H. Hardinge ) who was beside him , and in a voice cracked and shrill with passion he screamed out : - " Tell me , for you were there ! " 1 This outburst , on February 22 , 1837 , may possibly be ...
... turned to the gallant sol- dier ( Sir H. Hardinge ) who was beside him , and in a voice cracked and shrill with passion he screamed out : - " Tell me , for you were there ! " 1 This outburst , on February 22 , 1837 , may possibly be ...
Page 2464
... turned the bell of his ear - trumpet with a smile in the direction of Johnson ; but Boswell and Garrick sat with solemn faces . The former showed that he was more impressed than ever with the conviction that Goldsmith was the most ...
... turned the bell of his ear - trumpet with a smile in the direction of Johnson ; but Boswell and Garrick sat with solemn faces . The former showed that he was more impressed than ever with the conviction that Goldsmith was the most ...
Page 2469
... turned their heads in the direction first of Goldsmith , then of Burke . Both faces were identical as regards expression . It was the ex- pression of a man who is greatly grieved . Then , with the exactitude of two automatic figures ...
... turned their heads in the direction first of Goldsmith , then of Burke . Both faces were identical as regards expression . It was the ex- pression of a man who is greatly grieved . Then , with the exactitude of two automatic figures ...
Page 2472
... and when he had finished with the Scotchman , he turned his attention to Garrick , the op- portunity being afforded him by Oliver Goldsmith , who had been unguarded enough to say a word or two 2472 IRISH LITERATURE .
... and when he had finished with the Scotchman , he turned his attention to Garrick , the op- portunity being afforded him by Oliver Goldsmith , who had been unguarded enough to say a word or two 2472 IRISH LITERATURE .
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Page 2535 - THE harp that once through Tara's halls The soul of music shed, Now hangs as mute on Tara's walls As if that soul were fled. So sleeps the pride of former days, So glory's thrill is o'er, And hearts that once beat high for praise Now feel that pulse no more.
Page 2535 - Though all the world betrays thee, One sword, at least, thy rights shall guard, One faithful harp shall praise thee !" The minstrel fell ! but the foeman's chain Could not bring his proud soul under ! The harp he loved ne'er...
Page 2523 - BELIEVE me, if all those endearing young charms, Which I gaze on so fondly to-day, Were to change by to-morrow, and fleet in my arms, Like fairy-gifts fading away, Thou wouldst still be adored, as this moment thou art, Let thy loveliness fade as it will, And around the dear ruin each wish of my heart Would entwine itself verdantly still.
Page 2527 - Oft in the stilly night Ere slumber's chain has bound me, Fond Memory brings the light Of other days around me : The smiles, the tears Of boyhood's years, The words of love then spoken ; The eyes that shone, Now dimm'd and gone, The cheerful hearts now broken ! Thus in the stilly night Ere slumber's chain has bound me, Sad Memory brings the light Of other days around me.
Page 2571 - I am persuaded that this is a righteous judgment of God upon these barbarous wretches, who have imbrued their hands in so much innocent blood ; and that it will tend to prevent the effusion of blood for the future. Which are the satisfactory grounds to such actions, which otherwise cannot but work remorse and regret.
Page 2586 - I never more shall see my own, my native land : Take a message and a token to some distant friends of mine, For I was born at Bingen — at Bingen on the Rhine.
Page 2532 - THERE is not in the wide world a valley so sweet, As that vale in whose bosom the bright waters meet ; Oh ! the last rays of feeling and life must depart, Ere the bloom of that valley shall fade from my heart.
Page 2528 - When I remember all The friends so linked together, I've seen around me fall Like leaves in wintry weather; I feel like one Who treads alone Some banquet-hall deserted, Whose lights are fled, Whose garlands dead, And all but he departed...
Page 2533 - She is far from the land where her young hero sleeps. And lovers around her are sighing; But coldly she turns from their gaze, and weeps, For her heart in his grave is lying.
Page 2539 - When youthful spring around us breathes, Thy spirit warms her fragrant sigh ; And every flower the summer wreathes Is born beneath that kindling eye. Where'er we turn, thy glories shine, And all things fair and bright are thine.