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Page 42
... verse already alluded to , the Irish wrote a great quantity of unrhythmical syllabic poetry , characterized by the use of a fixed number of syllables in each line , with the additional metrical devices of end rhyme or consonance ...
... verse already alluded to , the Irish wrote a great quantity of unrhythmical syllabic poetry , characterized by the use of a fixed number of syllables in each line , with the additional metrical devices of end rhyme or consonance ...
Page 128
... verse , but assuredly the verse itself stood on sturdier poetic feet than did Miss Balfour's . Comment- ing on the relative merits of the work of Walker and Bunting , O'Curry says that Walker was assisted in his conclusions chiefly by ...
... verse , but assuredly the verse itself stood on sturdier poetic feet than did Miss Balfour's . Comment- ing on the relative merits of the work of Walker and Bunting , O'Curry says that Walker was assisted in his conclusions chiefly by ...
Page 157
... verse , written to extol the natural beauties of Ireland or in commemoration of local scenes . It is mostly sentimental , as such verse naturally tends to be , and again , in most cases , except for the subject , is not particularly ...
... verse , written to extol the natural beauties of Ireland or in commemoration of local scenes . It is mostly sentimental , as such verse naturally tends to be , and again , in most cases , except for the subject , is not particularly ...
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INISFAIL | 1 |
THE GAY AND GALLANT GAEL | 17 |
THE DEERS CRY | 28 |
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