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Irish Legends and Lyrics, with Poems of the Imagination and Fancy
Irish Legends and Lyrics with Poems of the Imagination and Fancy Author:Denis Florence MacCarthy Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: DEVOTION. When I wander by the ocean, When I view its wild commotion, Then the spirit of devotion Cometh near; But it fills my brain and bosom, Like a... more » fear! I fear its booming thunder, Its terror and its wonder, Its icy waves, that sunder Heart from heart; And the white host that lies under Makes me start! Its clashing and its clangour Proclaim the Godhead's anger— I shudder, and with languor Turn away; No joyance fills my bosom For that day! When I wander through the valleys, When the evening zephyr dallies, And the light expiring rallies In the stream, That spirit comes and glads me, Like a dream ! The blue smoke upward curling, The silver streamlet purling, The meadow wild flowers furling Their leaflets to repose,— All woo me from the world And its woes! The evening bell that bringeth A truce to toil outringeth, No sweetest bird that singeth Half so sweet, Not even the lark that springeth From my feet! Then see I God beside me, The sheltering trees that hide me, The mountains that divide me From the sea,— All prove how kind a Father He can be. Beneath the sweet moon shining The cattle are reclining, No murmur of repining Soundeth sad; All feel the present Godhead, And are glad! With mute unvoiced confessings, To the Giver of all blessings I kneel, and with caressings Press the sod, And thank my Lord and Father, And my God! SONNET, With A Copy or Campbell's Poems. My dearest love, sole sweet'ner of my life, Guide and companion through the world's rough way, Upon this morning of the new year's day, When, 'mid the winter agony and strife Of warring winds, the joy-proclaiming fife And the clear bells in gladsome concert play, Bidding the sore-travailing e...« less