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! No more to chiefs and ladies bright The harp of Tara swells; The chord alone that breaks at night Its tale of ruin tells. Thus Freedom now so seldom wakes, The only throb she gives Is when some heart indignant breaks, To show that still she lives. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE DEIL'S AWA WI' TH' EXCISEMAN by ROBERT BURNS THE POOL by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR FRIENDSHIP by RALPH WALDO EMERSON THE SLAVE'S DREAM by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW HERO AND LEANDER by CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE |