Poems

Shall the Harp Then Be Silent Shall the Harp then be silent, when he who first gave To our country a name, is withdrawn from all […]

She is Far From the Land She is far from the land where her young hero sleeps, And lovers are round her, sighing; But coldly she […]

She Sung of Love She sung of Love, while o’er her lyre The rosy rays of evening fell, As if to feed with their soft fire […]

Silence is in Our Festal Halls Silence is in our festal halls — Sweet son of song! thy course is o’er; In vain on thee sad […]

Sing — Sing — Music Was Given Sing — sing — Music was given To brighten the gay, and kindle the loving; Souls here, like planets […]

Sing, Sweet Harp Sing, sweet Harp, oh sing to me Some song of ancient days, Whose sounds, in this sad memory, Long-buried dreams shall raise; — […]

Song of Innisfail They came from a land beyond the sea, And now o’er the western main Set sail, in their good ships, gallantly, From the […]

Song of the Battle Eve (Time — the Ninth Century) To-morrow, comrade, we On the battle-plain must be, There to conquer, or both lie low! The […]

St. Senanus and the Lady St. Senanus “On! haste, and leave this sacred isle, Unholy bark, ere morning smile; For on thy deck, though dark it […]

Sublime Was the Warning Sublime was the warning that liberty spoke, And grand was the moment when Spaniards awoke Into life and revenge from the conqueror’s […]