 THE minstrel boy to the war is gone, In the ranks of death you'll find him ; His father's sword he has girded on, And his wild harp slung behind him. " Land of song !" said the warrior-bard, " Though all the world betrays thee, One sword, at least, thy...  Irish Melodies and Sacred Songs - Page 60by Thomas Moore - 1869 - 184 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Playtime - 1863 - 436 pages
...wild harp slung behind him. " Land of song ! " saJd the warrior bard, " Though all the world betray thee, One sword, at least, thy rights shall guard...shall praise thee ! " The minstrel fell ! but the foemen's chain Could not bring his proud soul under : The harp he loved ne'er spake again For he rent... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Readers - 1863 - 390 pages
...sword he has girded on, And his wild harp slung behind him. "Land of song," said the warrior-bard, " Though all the world betrays thee, One sword, at least,...shall guard, One faithful harp shall praise thee." 2. The minstrel fell : but the foeman's chain Could not bring his proud soul under. The harp he loved... | |
 | 1865 - 408 pages
...girded on, And his wild harp slung behind him. — " Land of song ! " said the warrior-bard, "Tho' all the world betrays thee, " One sword, at least,...guard, " One faithful harp shall praise thee ! " The harp he lov'd ne'er spoke again For he tore its chords asunder ; And said, " No chains shall sully... | |
 | Percival Frost - 1867 - 236 pages
...nodo dependet amictus. The preposition can also be omitted. , Land of song ! said the warrior-bard, Though all the world betrays thee, One sword at least...shall guard ; , One faithful harp shall praise thee. Land of song. Use deditus carminibus. For said cf. Virg. nv 842 : Funditque has ore loquelaa. — Betrays.... | |
 | Samuel Lover - Irish poetry - 1868 - 568 pages
...girded on, And his wild harp slnng behind him. — ' Land of song ! ' said the warrior bard, ' Tho' all the world betrays thee, One sword, at least, thy...rights shall guard, One faithful harp shall praise thee ! * " This is a spirit-stirring verse, as an elocutionist might speak it; but how much more grandly... | |
 | 1870 - 766 pages
...will apply to himself — ".Land of song! said the warrior bard, Though all the world betrays her; One sword at least thy rights shall guard, One faithful harp shall praise thee." And now SHERIDAN is before us — ill fated son of genius; the companion of nobles yet the friend of... | |
 | Edmund Routledge - 1871 - 196 pages
...he has girded on, And his wild harp slung behind him — " Land of song !" said the warrior bard, " Though all the world betrays thee, One sword, at least,...Could not bring his proud soul under ; The harp he loved ne'er spoke again, For he tore its cords asunder ; And said, " No chains shall sully thee, Thou... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1871 - 968 pages
...sword he has girded on, And his wild harp slung behind him. " Land of song ! " said the warrior bard, " on Garmel's sterile steep, The ancient prophet bowed...cloud, Scarce larger than the human hand. Spreading an loved ne'er spoke again, For he tore its chords asunder, And said, "No chains shall sully thee, Thou... | |
 | George Rhett Cathcart - Recitations - 1871 - 200 pages
...sword he has girded on, And his wild harp slung behind him. " Land of Song ! " said the warrior bard, " Though all the world betrays thee, One sword, at least,...Could not bring his proud soul under ; The harp he loved ne'er spoke again, For he tore its cords asunder, And said, " No chains shall sully thee, Thou... | |
 | John Bradbury (of Salford.) - Dublin (Ireland) - 1871 - 154 pages
...sword he has girded on, And his wild harp slung behind him. Land of song ! cried the warrior-bard, Though all the world betrays thee, One sword at least...Could not bring his proud soul under ; The harp he loved ne'er spoke again, For he tore its chords asunder, And said, No chain shall sully thee, Thou... | |
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