DEAR Harp of my country ! in darkness I found thee, The cold chain of silence had hung o'er thee long, When proudly, my own Island Harp ! I unbound thee, And gave all thy chords to light, freedom, and song... Irish Melodies - Page 154by Thomas Moore - 1821 - 259 pagesFull view - About this book
| Thomas Moore - 1835 - 440 pages
...O'er that flame within us.' Fill the bumper, etc. DEAR HARP OF MY COUNTRY AIR — New Langolee. )EAR Harp of my Country ! in darkness I found thee; The cold chain of s^Jencehad hung o'er thee long,1 1 In that rebellious but beautiful sons, " When Erin firs' ose," there... | |
| Joaquín Lorenzo Villanueva - Ireland - 1837 - 420 pages
...emotions of sadness or of joy. — Dublin Examiner. DEAR HARP OF MY COUNTRY. Dear Harp of my country 1 in darkness I found thee, The cold chain of silence...warm lay of love and the light note of gladness Have wakened thy fondest, thy liveliest thrill ; But so oft hast thou echoed the deep sigh of sadness, That... | |
| Joaquín Lorenzo Villanueva - Ireland - 1837 - 424 pages
...like magic, the strongest emotions of sadness or of joy, — Dublin Examiner. DEAR HARP OF MY COUNTRY. Dear Harp of my country ! in darkness I found thee,...hung o'er thee long, When proudly, my own Island Harp ! t unbound thee, And gave all thy chords to light, freedom, and song I The warm lay of love and the... | |
| 546 pages
...skip and play ?" And Erin-go-bragh was another mystery. " Ob, Erin, false coarser ! in the darkness we found thee, The cold chain of silence had hung o'er thee long, Till the stripped the cloak from around Лее, And show 41 us, too late, we were ' All in the Wrong.'... | |
| 1839 - 880 pages
...his country to verse, which, if not immortal, is very pleasing and very popular. " Dear Harp of ray Country ! in darkness I found thee, The cold chain...gladness Have waken'd thy fondest, thy liveliest thrill ; Bat so oft hast thou echo'd the deep note of sadness. That even in thy mirth it will steal from thee... | |
| Letitia Elizabeth Landon - 1839 - 348 pages
...So the soul of thine island arose at thy line, And to wish for her welfare is wishing for thine. ' Dear harp of my country, in darkness I found thee,...And gave all thy chords to light, freedom, and song. If the heart of the patriot, soldier, or lover, Have throbbed at thy song, 'twas thy glory alone ;... | |
| Scotland - 1839 - 892 pages
...lines that we consider a happy and not vain-glorious description of the poet's efforts to marry the " Dear Harp of my Country ! in darkness I found thee,...silence had hung o'er thee long. When proudly, my own Inland Harp ! I unbound thee, And gave all thy chords to light freedom and song ! The warm lay of love,... | |
| English poetry - 1840 - 378 pages
...heart, my own dear mother, bends, ' With love's true instinct,- back to thee f DIAR HARP OP MT COUNTRY. DEAR harp of my country ! in darkness I found thee...light note of gladness Have waken'd thy fondest, thy loveliest thrill ; But, so oft hast thou echoed the deep sigh of sadness, That even in thy mirth it... | |
| English poetry - 1840 - 368 pages
...back to thee ! DEAR HARP or MY COONTRr. DEAR harp of my country ! in darkness I found thee ; The qold chain of silence had hung o'er thee long, When proudly,...light note of gladness Have waken'd thy fondest, thy loveliest thrill ; But, so oft hast thou echoed the deep sigh of sadness, That even in thy mirth it... | |
| Thomas Moore - 1841 - 396 pages
...Every drop we sprinkle O'er the brow of Care Smooths away a wrinkle. III. AA DEAR HARP OF MY COUNTRY. DEAR Harp of my Country ! in darkness I found thee,...fondest, thy liveliest thrill ; But, so oft hast thou echo'd the deep sigh of sadness, That ev'n in thy mirth it will steal from thee still. * In that rebellious... | |
| |