Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE GREEN LITTLE SHAMROCK OF IRELAND, by ANDREW CHERRY First Line: There's a dear little plant that grows in our isle Last Line: The sweet little, green little shamrock of ireland. Subject(s): St. Patrick's Day | ||||||||
THERE'S a dear little plant that grows in our isle, 'Twas St. Patrick himself, sure, that set it; And the sun on his labour with pleasure did smile, And with dew from his eye often wet it. It thrives through the bog, through the brake, through the nureland And he called it the dear little shamrock of Ireland. The sweet little shamrock, the dear little shamrock, The sweet little, green little shamrock of Ireland. This dear little plant that springs from our soil, When its three little leaves are extended, Denotes from one stalk we together should toil, And ourselves by ourselves be befriended. And still through the bog, through the brake, through the nureland, From one root should branch, like the shamrock of Ireland. The sweet little shamrock, the dear little shamrock, The sweet little, green little shamrock of Ireland. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TROILUS AND CRESSIDA: SONG by JOHN DRYDEN THE RIVER IN THE MEADOWS by LEONIE ADAMS SONG by MARGARET STEELE ANDERSON THE STALLION OF NIGHT by WILLIAM ROSE BENET VALUES by HARRY RANDOLPH BLYTHE RENEWAL by KATHERINE HARRIS BRADLEY ENTERTAINMENT GIVEN BY LORD KNOWLES: SONG 3 by THOMAS CAMPION THE ARTISTS by PATRICK REGINALD CHALMERS |
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