 Within her swelling bosom white. My Irish wife has golden hair, Apollo's harp had once such strings, Apollo's self might pause to hear Her bird-like carol when she sings. I would not give my Irish wife For all the dames of the Saxon land; I would not...  Gaodhal - Page 691904Full view - About this book
 | Edward Hayes - Ballads, English - 1856 - 396 pages
...harp had once such strings — Apollo's self might pause to hear Her bird-like carol when she sings. I would not give my Irish wife For all the dames of...is dearer Than castles strong, or lands, or life, — In death I would lie near her, And rise beside my Irish wife. THE COULIN. BY CARROLL MALONE. [In... | |
 | Edward Hayes (collector of ballads) - 1856 - 442 pages
...harp had once such strings — Apollo's self might pause to hear Her bird-like carol when she sings. I would not give my Irish wife For all the dames of...is dearer Than castles strong, or lands, or life, — In death I would be near her, And rise beside my Irish wife ! THE COULIN. BY CARROLL MALONE. [In... | |
 | Edward Hayes - Ballads, Irish - 1857 - 456 pages
...carol when she sings. ' • ' " 'i woolo; hot give my Irish wife For all the dames of the Saxon Jand- I would not give my Irish wife For the Queen of France's...is dearer Than castles strong, or lands, or life, — In death I would be near her, And rise beside my Irish wife ! THE COUhlN. ,BY CARROLL MALONE. [In... | |
 | Charles Mackay - Love poetry - 1858 - 426 pages
...harp had once such strings ; Apollo's self might pause to hear Her bird-like carol when she sings. I would not give my Irish wife For all the dames of...give my Irish wife For the Queen of France's hand. 259 For she to me is dearer Than castles strong, or lands, or life ; In death I would be near her,... | |
 | Charles Mackay - Love poetry - 1858 - 420 pages
...Far in the night when I uome home. THE IRISH WIFE.' I WOULD not give my Irish wife Gerald Afassry. For all the dames of the Saxon land— I would not give my Irish wife For the Queen of France's hand ; 1 In 1376 the statute of Kilkenny forbade the Knglish settlers in Ireland to intermarry with the... | |
 | Thomas D'Arcy McGee, Mrs. J. Sadlier - Blind tooled bindings - 1869 - 622 pages
...chieftain who proved his chieftainry Lorded both wife and land. THE IRISH WIFE. EARL DESMOND'S APOLOGY." I WOULD not give my Irish wife For all the dames of the Saxon laud — I would not give my Irish wife For the Queen of France's hand ; For she to me is dearer Thau... | |
 | Thomas D'Arcy McGee - 1870 - 630 pages
...harp had once such strings — Apollo's self might pause to hear Her bird-like carol when she sings. I would not give my Irish wife For all the dames of...me is dearer Than castles strong, or lands, or life — In death I would lie near her, And rise beside my Irish wife. KILDARE'S BARD ON TOURNAMENTS. L... | |
 | 1910 - 728 pages
...but I am perfectly sure that Mr. Belloc would adopt as his own that song of Thomas Darcy M'Gee : — I would not give my Irish wife For all the dames of the Saxon land ; I would not give my Irish wile For the Queen of France's hand. For she to me is dearer Than castles strong or lands or life —... | |
 | David Charles Bell - Elocution - 1879 - 556 pages
...harp had once such strings — Apollo's self might pause to hear her bird-like carol when she sings ! I would not give my Irish wife for all the dames of...me is dearer than castles strong, or lands, or life — In death, I would be near her, and rise— beside my Irish wife ! XXIII.— A DKEAM.— William... | |
 | Charles Anderton Read - 1880 - 394 pages
...harp had once such strings — Apollo's self might pause to hear Her bird-like carol when she singe. I would not give my Irish wife For all the dames of...is dearer Than castles strong, or lands, or life, — In death I would be near her. And rise beside mv Irish wife ! HOME THOUGHTS. If will had wings,... | |
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