. Home and school reciter; readings, declamations and plays, original compositions and choice selections of the best literature .. . SHARING A TREASURE TROVE—WORLD FAVORITES. 245 Erin, my country! though sad and for-saken,In dreams I revisit thy sea-beaten shore;But, alas! in ,a far foreign land I awaken,And sigh for the friends who can meetme no more!Oh, cruel fate! wilt thou never replace meIn a mansion of peace, where no perils can chase me?Never again shall my brothers embraceme?They died to defend me, or live to de-plore ! Where is my cabin door, fast by the wildwood?Sisters and
. Home and school reciter; readings, declamations and plays, original compositions and choice selections of the best literature .. . SHARING A TREASURE TROVE—WORLD FAVORITES. 245 Erin, my country! though sad and for-saken,In dreams I revisit thy sea-beaten shore;But, alas! in ,a far foreign land I awaken,And sigh for the friends who can meetme no more!Oh, cruel fate! wilt thou never replace meIn a mansion of peace, where no perils can chase me?Never again shall my brothers embraceme?They died to defend me, or live to de-plore ! Where is my cabin door, fast by the wildwood?Sisters and sire, did ye weep for its fall?Where is the mother that looked on mychildhood?And where is the bosom friend, dearerthan all? Oh, my sad heart! long abandoned bypleasure, Why did it doat on a fast-fading treasure? Tears, like the rain-drop, may fall withoutmeasure,But rapture and beauty they cannot re-call. Yet all its sad recollection suppressing, One dying wish my lone bosom can draw: Erin, an exile bequeaths thee his blessing! Land of my forefathers! Erin go bragh! Buried and cold, when my heart stills her motion,Green be thy fields, sweetes
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