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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IRELAND; WRITTEN FOR THE ART AUTOGRAPH DURING IRISH FAMINE, by SIDNEY LANIER Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Heartsome ireland, winsome ireland Last Line: Baltimore, 1880. Subject(s): Famine; Ireland; Irish | |||
HEARTSOME Ireland, winsome Ireland, Charmer of the sun and sea, Bright beguiler of old anguish, How could Famine frown on thee? As our Gulf-Stream, drawn to thee-ward, Turns him from his northward flow, And our wintry western headlands Send thee summer from their snow, Thus the main and cordial current Of our love sets over sea, -- Tender, comely, valiant Ireland, Songful, soulful, sorrowful Ireland, -- Streaming warm to comfort thee. BALTIMORE, 1880. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE SIGHTSEERS by PAUL MULDOON THE DREAM SONGS: 290 by JOHN BERRYMAN AN IRISH HEADLAND by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE GIANT'S RING: BALLYLESSON, NEAR BELFAST by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE EYES ARE ALWAYS BROWN by GERALD STERN THE COUNTESS CATHLEEN by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS A BIRTHDAY SONG by SIDNEY LANIER |
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