Emily Lawless
Who is Emily Lawless
The Hon. Emily Lawless (17 June 1845 – 19 October 1913) was an Irish novelist, historian, entomologist, gardener, and poet from County Kildare. Her innovative approach to narrative and the psychological richness of her fiction have been identified as examples of early modernism.
Biography
She was born at Lyons House below Lyons Hill, Ardclough, County Kildare. She spent part of her childhood with the Kirwans of Castle Hackett, County Galway, her mother's family, and drew on West of Ireland themes for many of her works. Her grandfather was Valentine Lawless, a member of the United Irishmen and son of a convert from Catholicism to the Church of Ireland. Her father was Edward Lawless, 3rd Baron Cloncurry (d. 1896), thus giving her the title of "The Honourable". The ...
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Emily Lawless Poems
- In Spain: Drinking Song
Many are praised, and some are fair,
But the fairest of all is She,
And he who misdoubts let him have a care,
For her liegemen sworn are we!...
- In Spain
Your sky is a hard and a dazzling blue,
Your earth and sands are a dazzling gold,
And gold or blue is the proper hue,
You say for a swordsman bold....
- Fontenoy 1745
Oh, bad the march, the weary march, beneath these alien skies,
But good the night, the friendly night, that soothes our tired eyes.
And bad the war, the tedious war, that keeps us sweltering here,
But good the hour, the friendly hour, that brings the battle near....
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Comments about Emily Lawless
- Shanedkavanaugh: here’s will ferrell’s take on our lawless hellscape™️, which he visited back in january.
wonder what ron burgundy would say?
- Peterjukes: today could be an interesting day for both 'mr brexit trump' and his 'physical and emotional clone'*
boris johnson and donald trump: the lawless transatlantic twins
* joe biden
- Centralprkscoop: spring is in the air... and we love springtime in the mountains! our mountain real estate friend, emily lawless shares some fun ways you can enjoy the season in the high country - from spring skiing to après parties and more!
- Baseballhhs: panthers (9-3) win game one of the gulf coast classic vs calera, ok.
brody king throws a 5 inning no-hitter allowing 0 runs - 3 bb - 10 ks - 65 pitches!
tyce moody: 1-2 w/ 3 rbi
steven cavaco: 3-3 w/ triple / sb
stone lawless: 2-3 w/ double & 3 rbi
riley moss: 1-1 w/ 2 bb / sb
- Baseballhhs: panthers finish the perfect game showdown with a record of 2-1.
win vs trinity christian academy (fl)
cavaco 2-3 / 1 rbi / solo hr
whitaker 2-4 / 2 rbi / 1 rs
moody 2-4 / 3 rbi / 3b
lawless 2-4 / 2 (1b)
king (w) - 5 ip / 2h / 2bb / 10k
cavaco - 2 ip / 2r / 2 er / 4k / 4 bb
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