Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MOLLY ASTORE, by THOMAS FURLONG Poet's Biography First Line: O mary dear! Bright peerless flower Last Line: My mary dear, with thee! Subject(s): Nair, Plains Of (lake), Ireland | ||||||||
IN the county of Meath there is a lake, which was anciently known as the Plains of Nair. In it was drowned Turgesus, the Danish Tyrant, by Maolseachlan King of Meath, A. D. 844. O MARY dear! bright peerless flower, Pride of the plains of Nair, Behold me droop through each dull hour, In soul-consuming care. In friends, in wine, -- where joy was found, -- No joy I now can see; But still, while pleasure reigns around, I sigh, and think of thee. The cuckoo's notes I love to hear, When summer warms the skies; When fresh the banks and brakes appear, And flowers around us rise: That blithe bird sings her song so clear, And she sings where the sunbeams shine, -- Her voice is sweet, but, Mary dear, Not half so sweet as thine. From town to town I've idly strayed, I've wandered many a mile; I've met with many a blooming maid, And owned her charms the while: I've gazed on some that then seemed fair, But when thy looks I see, I find there's none that can compare, My Mary dear, with thee! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MOLLY ASTHORE by SAMUEL FERGUSON EILEEN AROON by THOMAS FURLONG ON A PROPOSED TRIP SOUTH by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS MY AIN COUNTREE by ALLAN CUNNINGHAM A TIME TO TALK by ROBERT FROST THE ENEMY'S PORTRAIT by THOMAS HARDY SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: CARL HAMBLIN by EDGAR LEE MASTERS AUSTERITY OF POETRY by MATTHEW ARNOLD EPIGRAM by DECIMUS MAGNUS AUSONIUS IN MEMORIAM A.M.W.; SEPTEMBER, 1910 (FOR A SOLEMN MUSIC) by GORDON BOTTOMLEY |
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