The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore Collected by Himself. In Ten Volumes |
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Spanish Air.—“Ya Desperto.”
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Spanish Air.—“Ya Desperto.”
But ah! if vain the patriot's zeal,If neither valour's force nor wisdom's light
Can break or melt that blood-cemented seal,
Which shuts so close the book of Europe's right—
What song shall then in sadness tell
Of broken pride, of prospects shaded,
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Of ardour quench'd, and honour faded?
What muse shall mourn the breathless brave,
In sweetest dirge at Memory's shrine?
What harp shall sigh o'er Freedom's grave?
Oh Erin, Thine!
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