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" Upon his bosom falling, That old man's tears came down ; Deep memory recalling That cot and fatal town. " The hand that would offend thee, My being first shall end ; I'm living to defend thee, My saviour and my friend ! " He said, and slowly turning,... "
Tales of My Neighborhood - Page 152
by Gerald Griffin - 1836
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The ballad poetry of Ireland. Ed. by C.G. Duffy. 4th ed

sir Charles Gavan Duffy - 1845 - 262 pages
...pleasure, He pierced the listening train, '' I'm here to pay the measure Of kindness back again !" Upon his bosom falling, That old man's tears came down ; Deep memory recalling " The hand that would offend thee, My being first shall end; I'm living to defend thee, My saviour...
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The Irish Quarterly Review, Volume 5

1855 - 1416 pages
...of pleasure, He pierced the listening train, " I'm here to pay the measure Of kindness back again !" Upon his bosom falling, That old man's tears came...down Deep memory recalling That cot and fatal town. 14 The hand that would oflend thee, My being first shall end; I'm living to defend thee, My saviour...
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The Poetical and Dramatic Works of Gerald Griffin

Gerald Griffin - 1857 - 412 pages
...gratitude. With gushing tears of pleasure He pierced the listening train — " I'm here to pay the measure XVI. Upon his bosom falling, That old man's tears...living to defend thee, My saviour and my friend I" xvn. He said, and, slowly turning, Address'd the wondering crowd, With fervent spirit burning, He told...
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The Ballad Poetry of Ireland

Sir Charles Gavan Duffy - 1861 - 264 pages
...falling, That old man's tears came it inn:. . Deep memory recalling " The hand that would offend tb-»\ My being first shall end ; I'm living to defend thee, My saviour and my friend I " He said, and slowly turning, With fervent spirit burning, He told the tale aloud Now pressed the...
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The Rival Collection of Prose and Poetry, for the Use of Schools, Colleges ...

1872 - 514 pages
...pleasure, he pierced the listening train, " I'm here to pay the measure of kindness back again ! " Upon his bosom falling, that old man's tears came...being first shall end ; I'm living to defend thee, my savior and my friend ! " He said, and slowly turning, address'd the wondering crowd ; With fervent...
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The new hand-book of elocution

George Walter Baynham - 1873 - 344 pages
...listening train, " I'm here to pay the measure of kindness back again !" Upon his bosom falling, the old man's tears came down ; Deep memory recalling...living to defend thee, my saviour and my friend!" He said, and slowly turning, addressed the wondering crowd; With fervent spirit burning, he told the...
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Gleanings from popular authors, grave and gay, Volume 2

Gleanings - 1882 - 548 pages
...here to pay the measure of kindlier back again ! " Upon hi- bosom falling, the old man ',- tears eame down ; Deep memory recalling that cot and fatal town. '•The hand that would offend thee my bc-iii- t, shall end ; I'm living to defend thee, my saviour and ъг, friend ! " He Slid, and slowly...
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Gems for the young from favourite poets, ed. by R. Mulholland

Gems - 1884 - 408 pages
...listening train, "Im here to pay the measure of kindness back again ! " Upon his bosom falling, the old man's tears came down; Deep memory recalling that...I'm living to defend thee, my saviour and my friend !" He said, and slowly turning, addressed the wondering crowd ; With fervent spirit burning, he told...
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In Cupid's wars, Volume 2

Charles Gibbon - 1884 - 288 pages
...made clear." " I will trust you," she said, after a moment of hesitation. CHAPTER VIII. ALL FOR LOVE. The hand that would offend thee, My being first shall end ; I'm living to defend thee. Gerald Griffin. |HE night was dark. There was a deep gloom in the heavy thickness of the air which...
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Celtic Irish Songs and Song-writers: A Selection. With an Introduction and ...

Charles MacCarthy Collins - 1885 - 350 pages
...of pleasure, He pierced the listening train, ' I'm here to pay the measure Of kindness back again !' Upon his bosom falling, That old man's tears came...I'm living to defend thee, My saviour and my friend !' He said, and, slowly turning, Address'd the wondering crowd — With fervent spirit burning He told...
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