The Grave of O'Neill with Other Poemspr. by A. O'Neill, 1823 - 80 pages |
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action Altho Amidst appear'd arms army battle blood Bocach O'Neill bosoms brave Cavan ceas'd chains check'd chief Chieftain clansmen conquest country's cowards curs'd Daniel O'Neill death deed Derry Determin'd died DONALD Dublin Dungannon e'en Earl of Tyrone English ERIN ev'ry fame fate of O'NEILL father fear'd feeling field fight fled flow'd foes forces freedom friends friendship Ghael glory glory's glow GRAVE OF O'NEILL harp heart HENRY O'NEILL heroes honor Hugh O'Neill illustrious impassion'd Irish King of Ulster liberty liberty's look Lord Leven march'd mem'ry mind Minstrel Mortagh MUNROE Munster Nial Niall noble nobly numbers o'er Ormond Owen O'Neill Owen Roe patriotic peace plains poison'd pow'r pride Prince of Tyrone quick reign'd retir'd retreat Saxons scene Shane a'Diomus O'Neill sire song soul spirit stranger's survey'd sword terror thee thou thro throng toil traitors treachery treaty triumph tyrants valour vengeance victory view'd warm weapons woes wounded zeal
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Page i - ... walls As if that soul were fled. So sleeps the pride of former days, So glory's thrill is o'er, And hearts that once beat high for praise Now feel that pulse no more. No more to chiefs and ladies bright The harp of Tara swells : The chord alone, that breaks at night, Its tale of ruin tells. Thus Freedom now so seldom wakes, The only throb she gives Is when some heart indignant breaks, To show that still she lives.
Page 75 - ... cautioned the confederacy against his artifices ; it gave confidence to Rinuccini, who, with the great majority of the Irish clergy, adhered to the letter of that oath by which they associated for the establishment of their freedom. " The parliamentarians of Munster," says Mr Leland, and in this assertion we cannot be better supported, '* in the fulness of their zeal, would be contented only with the extirpation of popery and the rebellious Irish race.
Page 77 - O'Nial assembled the chief officers of his army and addressed them thus. " Gentlemen, to demonstrate to the world, that I value the service of my king, and the welfare of my nation, as I always did, I now forget and forgive the supreme council, and my enemies their ill practices, and all the wrongs they did me from time to time, and will now embrace that peace which I formerlyrejected out of a good intent.
Page 75 - ... remains from every part of Ulster. He passed the Bann, and advanced into the county of Tyrone. Hence he addressed a letter to Owen O'Nial, expressing his concern, that a man of his reputation should come to Ireland for the maintenance of so bad a cause. Owen replied, that he had belter reasons to come to the relief of his country, than his lordship could plead for...
Page 76 - Ormond and the supreme council, was received with general joy by the confederate nobility, and the greatest and best part of the clergy : but the nuncio, and general Owen...
Page 77 - Coote came fo compliment him, and perform his conditions, and afterwards invited him and his chief officers into the town, and treated them nobly.