Ireland unfreed Poems and verses written in the early months of 1921 by Sir William Watson |
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TILL IRELAND HAS HER OWN |
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TILL IRELAND HAS HER OWN
To all who heed, to all the freed,
To all the unfreed, 'tis known,
There'll be no rest for Ireland's breast
Till Ireland Has Her Own.
Age after age will nurse the rage
That breeds not rage alone,
Bringing no rest to Ireland's breast
Till Ireland Has Her Own!
To all the unfreed, 'tis known,
There'll be no rest for Ireland's breast
Till Ireland Has Her Own.
Age after age will nurse the rage
That breeds not rage alone,
Bringing no rest to Ireland's breast
Till Ireland Has Her Own!
And tell me, when may Englishmen
Win back the peace that's flown?
There'll be no rest for Englands breast
Till Ireland Has Her Own.
Each day, each hour, unhappier Power,
On an unsurer throne!
No rest, no rest for England's breast
Till Ireland Has Her Own.
Win back the peace that's flown?
There'll be no rest for Englands breast
Till Ireland Has Her Own.
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On an unsurer throne!
No rest, no rest for England's breast
Till Ireland Has Her Own.
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