"When Erin first rose from the dark-swelling flood, God blessed the green island, he saw it was good. The Emerald of E…"

"Arm of Erin, prove strong, but be gentle as brave, And, uplifted to strike, still be ready to save; Nor one feeling o…"

"Men of Erin! awake, and make haste to be blest! Rise! arch of the ocean, and queen of the West!"

"Pure, just, benign; thus filial love would trace The virtues hallowing this narrow space; The Emerald Isle may grant …"

"When I from life's unrest had earned the grace Of utter ease beside a quiet stream; When all that was had mingled in …"

"For sorrow and joy are one, and all the past And all the future mingle in a kiss."

"They said: "She dwelleth in some place apart, Immortal Truth, within whose eyes Who looks may find the secret of the …"

"Yes! I could find some comfort in the thought Of being scourged, Were there but hope that this defiling sin Which mar…"

"O to be like my Lord! Yet must I be Mine own self too, And to the nature He bestowed on me Be frankly true.The olive …"

"The very oppressions which the Irish suffer at home, teach them to prize the freedom of America more ardently than is…"