LONG may the shamrock, The plant that blooms for ever, With the rose combined, And the thistle twined, Defy the strength of foes to sever. Firm be the triple league they form, Despite all change of weather In sunshine, darkness, calm or storm, Still may they fondly grow together. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE FUTURE LIFE by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT CONSCIENCE AND REMORSE by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR THE NYMPH COMPLAINING FOR THE DEATH OF HER FAUN [OR, FAWN] by ANDREW MARVELL THE HOUSE OF LIFE: 98. HE AND I by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI THE CITY DEAD-HOUSE by WALT WHITMAN THE SHIPS by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH |