The Harp of Aengus
The Harp of Aengus Edain came out of Midhir’s hill, and lay Beside young Aengus in his tower of glass, Where time is drowned in odour-laden […]
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The Hawk “CALL down the hawk from the air; Let him be hooded or caged Till the yellow eye has grown mild, For larder and spit […]
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The Heart Of The Woman O WHAT to me the little room That was brimmed up with prayer and rest; He bade me out into the […]
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The Host Of The Air O’DRISCOLL drove with a song The wild duck and the drake From the tall and the tufted reeds Of the drear […]
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The Hosting Of The Sidhe THE host is riding from Knocknarea And over the grave of Clooth-na-Bare; Caoilte tossing his burning hair, And Niamh calling i{Away, […]
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The Hour Before Dawn A CURSING rogue with a merry face, A bundle of rags upon a crutch, Stumbled upon that windy place Called Cruachan, and […]
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The Indian To His Love THE island dreams under the dawn And great boughs drop tranquillity; The peahens dance on a smooth lawn, A parrot sways […]
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The Indian Upon God I PASSED along the water’s edge below the humid trees, My spirit rocked in evening light, the rushes round my knees, My […]
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The Lady’s First Song I TURN round Like a dumb beast in a show. Neither know what I am Nor where I go, My language beaten […]
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The Lady’s Second Song WHAT sort of man is coming To lie between your feet? What matter, we are but women. Wash; make your body sweet; […]
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