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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ADVICE.
Traverse not the globe for lore! The sternest
But the surest teacher is the heart.
Studying that and that alone, thou learnest
Best and soonest whence and what thou art.
But the surest teacher is the heart.
Studying that and that alone, thou learnest
Best and soonest whence and what thou art.
Time, not travel, 'tis which gives us ready
Speech, experience, prudence, tact, and wit.
Far more light the lamp that bideth steady
Than the wandering lantern doth emit.
Speech, experience, prudence, tact, and wit.
Far more light the lamp that bideth steady
Than the wandering lantern doth emit.
Moor; Chinese, Egyptian, Russian, Roman,
Tread one common downhill path of doom:
Everywhere the names are Man and Woman,
Everywhere the old sad sins find room.
Tread one common downhill path of doom:
Everywhere the names are Man and Woman,
Everywhere the old sad sins find room.
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Evil angels tempt us in all places.
What but sands or snows hath Earth to give?
Dream not, friend, of deserts and oäses,
But look inwards, and begin to live.
What but sands or snows hath Earth to give?
Dream not, friend, of deserts and oäses,
But look inwards, and begin to live.
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