- Inis Fë¡l
Now may we turn aside and dry our tears,
And comfort us, and lay aside our fears,
For all is gone, all comely quality,
All gentleness and hospitality,
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- Skim-milk
A small part only of my grief I write;
And if I do not give you all the tale
It is because my gloom gets some respite
By just a small bewailing: I bewail
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- The College Of Surgeons (the Rocky Road To Dublin)
As I stood at the door
Sheltered out of the wind,
Something flew in
Which I hardly could find.
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- The Cherry Tree (the Adventures Of Seumas Beg)
Come from your bed my drowsy gentleman!
And you, fair lady, rise and braid your hair,
And let the children wash, if wash they can;
If not, assist you them, and make them fair
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- The Apology
Do not be distant with me, do not be
Angry because I drank deep of your wine,
But treat that laughing matter laughingly
Because I am a poet, and incline
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