James Clarence Mangan High Poems
- 1. Lament For Banba
O my land! O my love!
What a woe, and how deep,
Is thy death to my long mourning soul!
God alone, God above,
... - 2. King Cahal Mór Of The Wine-red Hand
I walked entranced
Through a land of Morn:
The sun, with wondrous excess of light,
Shone down and glanced
... - 3. A Lament For The Princes Of Tyrone And Tyrconnel
O woman of the piercing wail,
Who mournest o'er yon mound of clay
With sigh and groan,
Would God thou wert among the Gael!
... - 4. A Farewell To Patrick Sarsfield, Earl Of Lucan
Farewell, O Patrick Sarsfield, may luck be on your path!
Your camp is broken up, your work is marred for years;
But you go to kindle into flame the King of France's wrath,
Though you leave sick Eire in tears-
... - 5. Dark Rosaleen
O my Dark Rosaleen,
Do not sigh, do not weep!
The priests are on the ocean green,
They march along the deep.
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