Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, LOVE AND WAR, by THOMAS OSBORNE DAVIS


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First Line: How soft is the moon on glengariff
Last Line: The sun upon adragoole's wave.


I.

How soft is the moon on Glengariff!
The rocks seem to melt with the light;
Oh! would I were there with dear Fanny,
To tell her that love is as bright;
And nobly the sun of July
O'er the waters of Adragoole shines --
Oh! would that I saw the green banner
Blaze there over conquering lines.

II.

Oh! love is more fair than the moonlight,
And glory more grand than the sun;
And there is no rest for a brave heart,
Till its bride and its laurels are won;
But next to the burst of our banner,
And the smile of dear Fanny, I crave
The moon on the rocks of Glengariff --
The sun upon Adragoole's wave.





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