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The Irish Poems of Alfred Perceval Graves

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Graves, Alfred Perceval (1846-1931)

SONGS OF THE GAEL

THE MELODY OF THE HARP

SONGS OF SUMMER AND WINTER

THE FIRST WINTER SONG

THE FIRST SUMMER SONG

THE SECOND WINTER SONG

THE SECOND SUMMER SONG

SONGS OF THE SIDHE

THE KING'S CAVE

MORE OF CLOYNE

THE SONG OF THE FAIRY KING

THE SONG OF NIAMH OF THE GOLDEN TRESSES

THE MAGIC MIST

SONGS OF HEROES

CUCHULLIN AND EMER

EMER'S FAREWELL TO CUCHULLIN

CUCHULLIN'S LAMENT OVER FERDIAH

AWAKE, AWAKE, FIANNA!

THE ROYAL HUNT

ANCIENT LULLABY

OISEEN'S LAMENT FOR OSCUR

PATRICK AND OISEEN.

SONGS OF GAEL AND GALL

THE ALARM

BATTLE HYMN

THE RETURN FROM FINGAL

SONGS OF CHIEFTAINS

THE MARCH OF THE MAGUIRE

CHIEFTAIN OF TYRCONNELL

THE FLIGHT OF THE EARLS

LOVED BRIDE OF O'BYRNE

LAMENT FOR OWEN ROE O'NEILL

HEROINES OF LIMERICK

ROSEEN DHU

I. THE SHADOW OF A DREAM

II.

II. MY ROSE OF HOPE.

III.

III. HER ANSWER

IV.

IV. THE CLARION'S CALL

V. SHE STOOD AT MY SIDE

THE WILD GEESE

AH, WHY, PATRICK SARSFIELD

I SHALL NOT DIE FOR LOVE OF THEE

BESIDE THE RIVER LOUNE

LAST NIGHT I DREAMT OF MY OWN TRUE LOVE

O, BRANCH OF FRAGRANT BLOSSOM

ALONE, ALL ALONE

SINCE WE'RE APART

O LOVE, 'TIS A CALM, STARRY NIGHT

OVER HERE

REMEMBER THE POOR

A LULLABY

LIKE A STONE IN THE STREET

THE SONGS ERIN SINGS

THE ROVING PEDLAR

A GAELIC STORY-TELLING

A SHENACHUS

ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE

THE GIRL WITH THE COWS

THE FAIRY BRANCH

THE FAIRY PIG

COUNTRYSIDE SONGS

COUNTRYSIDE CHARACTERS

FATHER O'FLYNN

O'FARRELL, THE FIDDLER

NANCY, THE PRIDE OF THE WEST

MOLLEEN OGE

COUNTRYSIDE COURTSHIPS

JENNY, I'M NOT JESTING

THE LIGHT IN THE SNOW

THE DISCOVERY OF WHISKEY

THE ASS AND THE PETTICOAT

ONE SUNDAY AFTER MASS

THE INVENTION OF WINE

THE HEROES OF THE SEA

SONGS AND BALLADS

LOVE'S WISHES

SONGS OF MANY WATERS

CREDHE'S LAMENT FOR CAIL

BALTIMORE BOAT SONG

THE WRECK OF THE AIDEEN

THE HERRING FLEET

'TWAS PRETTY TO BE IN BALLINDERRY

MY MOUNTAIN LAKE

FAR AWAY FROM HER SCORNING

JOHNNY COX

THE DAUGHTER OF THE ROCK

LOVE SONGS

A SONG OF KILLARNEY

IF I WERE KING OF IRELAND

WHEN SHE ANSWERED ME HER VOICE WAS LOW

THE HOUR WE PARTED

WITH FLUTTERING JOY

THE FOGGY DEW

I'D ROAM THE WORLD OVER WITH YOU

THE WHITE BLOSSOM'S OFF THE BOG

I MAYN'T OR I MAY

COME, SIT DOWN BESIDE ME

OH, MY GRIEF! OH, MY GRIEF!

MAUREEN, MAUREEN

IN REASON'S DESPITE

LOVE AT MY HEART

LOVE BALLADS

THE ROSE-TREE IN FULL BEARING

THE SAILOR'S BRIDE

THE BLACKBIRD AND THE THRUSH

FOR I HAD A SPIRIT ABOVE MY DEGREE

MY GARDEN AT THE BACK

MY HEART'S IN INNISHOWEN

THE SONG OF THE GHOST

THE KERRY COW

HEY HO, THE MORNING DEW

THE BLACKBIRD AND THE WREN

JACK, THE JOLLY PLOUGHBOY

SPINNING-WHEEL SONG

THE SONG OF THE PRATEE

THE PLOUGHMAN'S WHISTLE

THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF SLIGO

MY BLACKBIRD AND I

THE EXILES

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LOVE AT MY HEART

Love at my heart came knocking!
Ah! but with bitter mocking
I said him No!
Bowed and bade him go
Far, far away, heigho!

Ah! but when Love lay bleeding,
Pity, to scorn succeeding,
Turned cold disdain
Into poignant pain,
Till I too loved again.

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Now love despised is dearest,
Now love neglected nearest;
Now late and soon,
Under sun and moon,
O, heart o' mine, keep Love's tune!