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James Stephens
1882 - 1950
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A Visit From Abroad (The Adventures Of Seumas Beg)
A speck went blowing up against the sky / As little as a leaf: then it drew near / And broadened. "It's a bird," said I,
Anthony O'Daly
Since your limbs were laid out / The stars do not shine, / The fish leap not out
April Showers (The Adventures Of Seumas Beg)
The leaves are fresh after the rain, / The air is cool and clear, / The sun is shining warm again,
At The Fair (The Rocky Road To Dublin)
The lark shall never come to say / To a gombeen-man, "Good day," / And the lark shall never cry
Behind The Hill (The Adventures Of Seumas Beg)
Behind the hill I met a man in green / Who asked me if my mother had gone out? / I said she had. He asked me had I seen
Beresford Place (The Rocky Road To Dublin)
The man who has and does not give / Shall break his neck, and cease to live; / But he who gives without a care
Breakfast Time (The Adventures Of Seumas Beg)
The sun is always in the sky / Whenever I get out of bed, / And I often wonder why
Brigid
(AFTER THE IRISH) / Do not marry, Breed, asthore! / That old man whose head is hoar
By Ana Liffey (The Rocky Road To Dublin)
If you come to live with me, / I will sing so heartily / In your honour that you will
Charlotte Street (The Rocky Road To Dublin)
Inside a soap shop, down a lane, / A big bee buzzed on a window-pane, / Climbing the cold glass up and down;
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