Poems of James Clarence Mangan (Many hitherto uncollected): Centenary edition: Edited, with preface and notes by D. J. O'Donoghue: Introduction by John Mitchel |
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COUNSEL OF A COSMOPOLITAN.
Give smiles and sighs alike to all,
Serve all, but love not any;
Love's dangerous and delicious thrall
Hath been the tomb of many.
Serve all, but love not any;
Love's dangerous and delicious thrall
Hath been the tomb of many.
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The sweetest wine-thoughts of the heart
Are turned ere long to bitter;
Sad memories loom when joys depart,
And gloom comes after glitter.
Are turned ere long to bitter;
Sad memories loom when joys depart,
And gloom comes after glitter.
Why pawn thy soul for one lone flower,
And slight the whole bright garland;
Clarissa's eyes, Lucinda's bower,
Will fail thee in a far land!
And slight the whole bright garland;
Clarissa's eyes, Lucinda's bower,
Will fail thee in a far land!
Love God and Virtue! Love the Sun,
The Stars, the Trees, the Mountains!
The only living streams that run
Flow from Eternal Fountains!
The Stars, the Trees, the Mountains!
The only living streams that run
Flow from Eternal Fountains!
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