The Pilgrim’s Fathers (John Boyle O Reilly Poems)
ONE righteous word for Law-the common will;One living truth of Faith-God regnant still;One primal test of Freedom-all combined;One sacred Revolution-change ...
ONE righteous word for Law-the common will;One living truth of Faith-God regnant still;One primal test of Freedom-all combined;One sacred Revolution-change ...
PENAL COLONY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, 1857THE sun rose o'er dark Fremantle,And the Sentry stood on the wall;Above him, with white ...
There are lonesome places upon the earthThat have never re-echoed a sound of mirth,Where the spirits abide that feast and ...
Negro Patriot-Killed In Boston, March 5,!770.WHERE shall we seek for a hero, and where shall we find a story?Our laurels ...
I.A NATION'S greatness lies in men, not acres;One master-mind is worth a million hands.No royal robes have marked the planet-shakers,But ...
A CITY of Palaces! Yes, that's true: a city of palaces built for trade;Look down this street-what a splendid view ...
IN the far time of Earth's sweet maiden beauty,When Morning hung with rapture on her breast;When every sentient life paid ...
LASHED to the planet, glaring at the sky,An eagle at his heart-the Pagan Christ!Why is it, Mystery? O, dumb Darkness, ...
CAN the earth have a voice? Can the clods have speech,To murmur and rail at the demigods?Trample them! Grind their ...
I.TEAR down the crape from the column! Let the shaft stand white and fair!Be silent the wailing music-there is no ...
MAJESTIC warder by the Nation's gate,Spike-crowned, flame-armed like Agony or Glory,Holding the tablets of some unknown law,With gesture eloquent and ...
WHAT shall we mourn? For the prostrate tree that sheltered the young green wood?For the fallen cliff that fronted the ...
St. Patrick's DayI.WHAT a onion of hearts is the love of a motherWhen races of men in her name unite!For ...
DEATH OF PRESIDENT GARFIELD.ONCE in a lifetime, we may see the veilTremble and lift, that hides symbolic things;The Spirit's vision, ...
GOD'S order, "Light!" when all was void and darkBrought mornless noon, a flame without a spark.A gift unearned, that none ...
FROM THE HINDOSTANEE."I AM poor," said Chunder Ali, while the Mandarin above himFrowned in supercilious anger at the dog who ...
To toil all day and lie worn-out at night;To rise for all the years to slave and sleep,And breed new ...
There may be standard weight for precious metal,But deeper meaning it must ever hold;Thank God, there are some things no ...
A GREAT rich city of power and pride,With streets full of traders, and ships on the tide;With rich men and ...
"AND Smith has made money?""O, no; that's a myth:Smith never made moneyBut money made Smith!"_______________A sculptor is Deming-a great man, ...
THE Word was first, says the revelation:Justice is older than error or strife;The Word preceded the IncarnationAs symbol and type ...
"What is the real good?"I asked in musing mood.Order, said the law court;Knowledge, said the school;Truth, said the wise man;Pleasure, ...
"What is the real good?"I ask in a musing mood."Order," said the law court;"Knowledge," said the school;"Truth," said the wise ...
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