 Dear Harp of my Country ! in darkness I found thee, The cold chain of silence had hung o'er thee long, When proudly, my own Island Harp, I unbound thee, And gave all thy chords to light, freedom, and song ! The warm lay of love and the light note of gladness...  Melodies (Irish melodies, National melodies). - Page 158by Thomas Moore - 1821Full view - About this book
 | Scotland - 1839 - 892 pages
...When proudly, my own Inland Harp ! I unbound thee, And gave all thy chords to light freedom and song ! The warm lay of love, and the light note of gladness...waken'd thy fondest, thy liveliest thrill ; But so oft bast thou echo'd the deep note of sadness, That even in thy mirth it will steal from thee still. "... | |
 | 1839 - 880 pages
...When proudly, my own Island Harp ! I unbound thee. And gave all thy chords to light freedom and song ! The warm lay of love, and the light note of gladness Have waken'd thy fondest, thy liveliest thrill ; Bat so oft hast thou echo'd the deep note of sadness. That even in thy mirth it will steal from thee... | |
 | English poetry - 1840 - 378 pages
...When proudly, my own island harp! I unbound thee, And gave all thy chords to light, freedom, and song! The warm lay of love and the light note of gladness Have waken'd thy fondest, thy loveliest thrill ; But, so oft hast thou echoed the deep sigh of sadness, That even in thy mirth it... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1841 - 396 pages
...When proudly, my own Island Harp, I unbound thee, And gave all thy chords to light, freedom, and song! The warm lay of love and the light note of gladness...That ev'n in thy mirth it will steal from thee still. * In that rebellious but beautiful song, " When Erin first rose," there is, if I recollect right, the... | |
 | William Henry Bartlett - Engraving - 1844 - 312 pages
...painful truth of her poet's passionate address to it, when he exclaims — " So oft hast thou echoed the deep sigh of sadness, That ev'n in thy mirth it will steal from thee still." This mingling of the wild and beautiful, — of gloom and sunshine, — of tears and smiles, — which... | |
 | John Wilson - 1842 - 360 pages
...The cold chain of silence had hung o'er thee long, When proudly, my own Island Harp! I unbound thee, Have waken'd thy fondest, thy liveliest thrill; But so oft hast thou echo'd the deep note of sadness, And gave all thy chords to light freedom and song ! The warm lay of love, and the... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1844 - 800 pages
...proudly, my own Island Harp, I unbound thee, And gave all thy chords to light, freedom, and song ! The warm lay of love and the light note of gladness...will steal from thee still. Dear Harp of my Country 1 farewell to thy numbers, This sweet wreath of song is the last we shall twine! Go, sleep with the... | |
 | Gift books - 1845 - 386 pages
...proudly, my own Island Harp ! I unbound thee, And gave all thy chords to light, freedom, and song ! The warm lay of love and the light note of gladness...fondest, thy liveliest thrill ; But, so oft hast thou echoed the deep sigh of sadness, That even in thy mirth it will steal from thee still. Dear Harp of... | |
 | Archibald M'Sparran - Antrim (Northern Ireland) - 1846 - 252 pages
...freedom and song : The warm notes of love, and the light ones of gladness, Have wakened thy warmest thy liveliest thrill ; But so oft hast thou echo'd the deep sigh of sadness That e'en in thy mirth it will steal from thee still. Dear harp of my country, farewell to thy numbers This... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1849 - 822 pages
...proudly, my own Island Harp, I unbound thee, And gave all thy chords to light, freedom, and song ! The warm lay of love and the light note of gladness Have waken'd thy fondest, thy liveliest thrill j But, so oft hast thou echo'd the deep sigh of sadness, That ev'n in thy mirth it will steal from... | |
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