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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IN IRELAND: 3. BY LOUGH-NA-GAR: GREEN LIGHT, by ARTHUR WILLIAM SYMONS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: The light of the world is of gold
Last Line: That is old as the earth is old.
Subject(s): Ireland; Irish
First Line: The light of the world is of gold
Last Line: That is old as the earth is old.
Subject(s): Ireland; Irish
The light of the world is of gold,
But the light of the green earth fills
The nestling heart of the hills;
And the world's hours are old,
And the world's thoughts are a dream,
Here, in the ancient place
Of peace, where old sorrows seem
As the half-forgotten face
Of flower-bright cities of gold
That blossom beyond the height
Seems in the earth-green light
That is old as the earth is old.
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