A Thousand and One Gems of PoetryCharles Mackay G. Routledge and Sons, 1870 - 602 pages |
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... green wood go , Alone , a banished man . She . I think not nay , but as ye say , It is no maiden's lore : But love may make me for your sake , As I have said before , To come on foot , to hunt , and shoot To get us meat in store ; For ...
... green wood go , Alone , a banished man . She . I think not nay , but as ye say , It is no maiden's lore : But love may make me for your sake , As I have said before , To come on foot , to hunt , and shoot To get us meat in store ; For ...
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... green their helms , and green their silk attire . And here and there , right venerably old , The long - robed minstrels wake the warb . ling wire , And some with mellow breath the martial pipe inspire . With merriment , and song , and ...
... green their helms , and green their silk attire . And here and there , right venerably old , The long - robed minstrels wake the warb . ling wire , And some with mellow breath the martial pipe inspire . With merriment , and song , and ...
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... green As emerald seen Through purest crystal gleaming . O the Shamrock , the green , immorta Shamrock ! Chosen leaf Of Bard and Chief , Old Erin's native Shamrock ! Says Valour , " See , They spring for me , Those leafy gems of morning ...
... green As emerald seen Through purest crystal gleaming . O the Shamrock , the green , immorta Shamrock ! Chosen leaf Of Bard and Chief , Old Erin's native Shamrock ! Says Valour , " See , They spring for me , Those leafy gems of morning ...
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