The Reliques of Father ProutG. Bell, 1889 - 580 pages |
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Page 142
... bright thing of sur- passing brilliancy that Tom Moore would extinguish with his flimsy foolscap pages of the " Edinburgh Review . " Forbid it , Heaven ! Though all the mercenary or time- serving scribes of the periodical press should ...
... bright thing of sur- passing brilliancy that Tom Moore would extinguish with his flimsy foolscap pages of the " Edinburgh Review . " Forbid it , Heaven ! Though all the mercenary or time- serving scribes of the periodical press should ...
Page 148
... Bright we've seen it burning- Oh , then remember me ! Oft as summer closes , When thine eye reposes On its lingering roses , Once so loved by thee , Think of her who wove them- Her who made thee love them : Oh , then remember me ! When ...
... Bright we've seen it burning- Oh , then remember me ! Oft as summer closes , When thine eye reposes On its lingering roses , Once so loved by thee , Think of her who wove them- Her who made thee love them : Oh , then remember me ! When ...
Page 149
... bright line again ! O ! ' twas all but , & c . Every thing was equally acceptable in the way of a song to Tommy ; and provided I brought grist to his mill , he did not care where the produce came from - even the wild oats and the ...
... bright line again ! O ! ' twas all but , & c . Every thing was equally acceptable in the way of a song to Tommy ; and provided I brought grist to his mill , he did not care where the produce came from - even the wild oats and the ...
Page 151
... bright , Hath not the light That warms your eyes , my Norah Creina ! It will be seen by these specimens that Tom Moore can eke out a tolerably fair translation of any given ballad ; and indeed , to translate properly , retaining all the ...
... bright , Hath not the light That warms your eyes , my Norah Creina ! It will be seen by these specimens that Tom Moore can eke out a tolerably fair translation of any given ballad ; and indeed , to translate properly , retaining all the ...
Page 154
... bright A thousand arrows squander'd : Where'er they pass , A triple grass Shoots up , with dew - drops stream- ing , As softly green As emeralds seen Through purest crystal gleaming . O the shamrock ! The green immortal shamrock ...
... bright A thousand arrows squander'd : Where'er they pass , A triple grass Shoots up , with dew - drops stream- ing , As softly green As emeralds seen Through purest crystal gleaming . O the shamrock ! The green immortal shamrock ...
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