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OH! THE MARRIAGE by THOMAS OSBORNE DAVIS

Poem Explanation

First Line: OH! THE MARRIAGE, THE MARRIAGE
Last Line: MIGHT ENVY MY MARRIAGE TO ME.
Subject(s): MARRIAGE; WEDDINGS; HUSBANDS; WIVES;
I.

OH! the marriage, the marriage,
With love and @3mo bhuachaill@1 for me,
The ladies that ride in a carriage
Might envy my marriage to me;
For Eoghan is straight as a tower,
And tender and loving and true,
He told me more love in an hour
Than the Squires of the county could do.
Then, Oh! the marriage, &c.

II.

His hair is a shower of soft gold,
His eye is as clear as the day,
His conscience and vote were unsold
When others were carried away;
His word is as good as an oath,
And freely 'twas given to me;
Oh! sure 'twill be happy for both
The day of our marriage to see.
Then, Oh! the marriage, &c.

III.

His kinsmen are honest and kind,
The neighbours think much of his skill,
And Eoghan's the lad to my mind,
Though he owns neither castle nor mill.
But he has a tilloch of land,
A horse and a stocking of coin,
A foot for the dance and a hand
In the cause of his country to join.
Then, Oh! the marriage, &c.

IV.

We meet in the market and fair --
We meet in the morning and night --
He sits on the half of my chair,
And my people are wild with delight.
Yet I long through the winter to skim,
Though Eoghan longs more I can see,
When I will be married to him,
And he will be married to me.
Then, Oh! the marriage, the marriage,
With love and @3mo bhuachaill@1 for me,
The ladies that ride in a carriage,
Might envy my marriage to me.



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