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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LANTY LEARY, by SAMUEL LOVER Poet's Biography First Line: Lanty was in love, you see Last Line: "faith, I won't!"" says lanty leary." Variant Title(s): Won't You Follow Me Subject(s): Love | |||
LANTY was in love, you see, With lovely, lively Rosie Carey; But her father can't agree To give the girl to Lanty Leary. Up to fun, "Away we'll run," Says she, "my father's so contrary. Won't you follow me? Won't you follow me?" "Faith, I will!" says Lanty Leary. But her father died one day (I hear 'twas not by dhrinkin' wather); House and land and cash, they say, He left, by will, to Rose, his daughter; House and land and cash to seize, Away she cut so light and airy. "Won't you follow me? Won't you follow me?" "Faith, I will!" says Lanty Leary. Rose, herself, was taken bad; The fayver worse each day was growin'; "Lanty, dear," says she, "'tis sad, To th' other world I'm surely goin'. You can't survive my loss, I know, Nor long remain in Tipperary. Won't you follow me? Won't you follow me?" "Faith, I won't!" says Lanty Leary. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE INVENTION OF LOVE by MATTHEA HARVEY TWO VIEWS OF BUSON by ROBERT HASS A LOVE FOR FOUR VOICES: HOMAGE TO FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN by ANTHONY HECHT AN OFFERING FOR PATRICIA by ANTHONY HECHT LATE AFTERNOON: THE ONSLAUGHT OF LOVE by ANTHONY HECHT A SWEETENING ALL AROUND ME AS IT FALLS by JANE HIRSHFIELD FATHER LAND AND MOTHER TONGUE by SAMUEL LOVER |
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