Classic and Contemporary Poetry
OUR OWN AGAIN, by THOMAS OSBORNE DAVIS Poet's Biography First Line: Let the coward shrink aside Last Line: We'll have our own again. Subject(s): Nationalism - Ireland | ||||||||
I. LET the coward shrink aside, We'll have our own again; Let the brawling slave deride, Here's for our own again -- Let the tyrant bribe and lie, March, threaten, fortify, Loose his lawyer and his spy, Yet we'll have our own again. Let him soothe in silken tone, Scold from a foreign throne; Let him come with bugles blown, We shall have our own again. Let us to our purpose bide, We'll have our own again -- Let the game be fairly tried, We'll have our own again. II. Send the cry throughout the land, "Who's for our own again?" Summon all men to our band, -- Why not our own again? Rich, and poor, and old, and young, Sharp sword, and fiery tongue -- Soul and sinew firmly strung, All to get our own again. Brothers thrive by brotherhood -- Trees in a stormy wood -- Riches come from Nationhood -- Sha'n't we have our own again? Munster's woe is Ulster's bane! Join for our own again -- Tyrants rob as well as reign, -- We'll have our own again. III. Oft our fathers' hearts it stirred, "Rise for our own again!" Often passed the signal word, "Strike for our own again!" Rudely, rashly, and untaught, Uprose they, ere they ought, Failing, though they nobly fought, Dying for their own again. Mind will rule and muscle yield, In senate, ship, and field -- When we've skill our strength to wield Let us take our own again. By the slave his chain is wrought, -- Strive for our own again. Thunder is less strong than thought, -- We'll have our own again. IV. Calm as granite to our foes, Stand for our own again; Till his wrath to madness grows, Firm for our own again. Bravely hope, and wisely wait, Toil, join, and educate; Man is master of his fate; We'll enjoy our own again. With a keen constrained thirst -- Powder's calm ere it burst -- Making ready for the worst, So we'll get our own again. Let us to our purpose bide, We'll have our own again. God is on the righteous side, We'll have our own again. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...NATIONALITY by THOMAS OSBORNE DAVIS FROM THE REPUBLIC OF CONSCIENCE by SEAMUS HEANEY A SONG OF FREEDOM by ALICE MILLIGAN REGINA MENDOSENA by NATHALIA CRANE A NATION ONCE AGAIN by THOMAS OSBORNE DAVIS A PLEA FOR THE BOG-TROTTERS by THOMAS OSBORNE DAVIS A SECOND PLEA FOR THE BOG-TROTTERS by THOMAS OSBORNE DAVIS CELTS AND SAXONS by THOMAS OSBORNE DAVIS LAMENT FOR THE MILESIANS by THOMAS OSBORNE DAVIS CLARE'S DRAGOONS by THOMAS OSBORNE DAVIS FONTENOY by THOMAS OSBORNE DAVIS LAMENT FOR THE DEATH OF EOGHAN RUADH (OWEN ROE) O'NEIL by THOMAS OSBORNE DAVIS |
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