The rock of Arranmore a dramatic poem Author:John O'Neill 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: The Rock of Arranmore. Scene 1. The forthcoming victory at the Yellow Ford, being conditionally assumed as foregone, its first sequence, after a second vic... more »tory on Seaghais' Hills, presented to the celestial courts, is the judgment of heaven upon the Gael, in the overthrow at Cremna, for the crimes of the Tribemonster. Eire .with her bleeding breast, fallen into a deadly swoon, unseen and .unheard of, seems lost forever. Arising after fortyeight years, she wanders to the Isle of Arranmore, where she revives Banba, whom she finds expiring in the agony of grief. Banba recounts to her the afflictions of her people since her defeat at Cremna. Eire, abandoned to the tale of horror, cries aloud to all the nations. Cromwell's descent on Banba. Her despondency. The ancient oracles are dumb. Eire sends her forth to consult the Christian shrines. Saint George, before the heavenly Powers, reflects upon the scene. At Eire's wounds, now spirits that once had hearts, Alien or friends on earth, behold, they mourn! And in their courts on high, their judgment blend .With interceding looks and human sighs, Thus in the Golden and the Emerald stars: "0 Victory! Why gleams thy'haughty brow So godlike, 'neath thy earthly diadem ? Why, on the wings of eagles that grow young, Claim'st thou thy high pavilion ? Why proud kings Adore thee, and ambition ever mounts Thy steed, behind thee on the rubi'd track Of glory's desolation ? Thou dost sow The conquerors; but on thy soil their fruit Is not perennial; for their empires long Are sepulcher'd, or thralldom on their necks Insults the memory of thy gory feasts, And the noon sweats they bore to sup with thee. But thou art well descended, laurell'd Maid! Discern thee who thou art; go teach the brave Which world to conquer: only a little while Ear...« less