 Though all the world betrays thee, One sword, at least, thy rights shall guard, One faithful harp shall praise thee !" The minstrel fell ! but the foeman's chain Could not bring his proud soul under ! The harp he loved ne'er spoke again, For he tore its...  The poetical works of Thomas Moore - Page 301by Thomas Moore - 1829 - 408 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards - 1879 - 390 pages
...THE MINSTREL-BOY. THE MINSTREL-BOY. THE Minstrel-boy to the war is gone, In the ranks of death you'll find him; His father's sword he has girded on, And...rights shall guard, One faithful harp shall praise thee!" The Minstrel fell! — but the foeman's chain Could not bring his proud soul under; The harp... | |
 | Royal institution of Great Britain - 1879 - 724 pages
...inside and outside coating of FIG. 1. The minstrel boy to the war is gone, In the ranks of death you'll find him ; His father's sword he has girded on, And his wild harp slung behind him. a Leyden jar, for instance, attract each other when they are charged with electricity, but they are... | |
 | Royal Institution of Great Britain - 1879 - 696 pages
...inside and outside coating of Fio. 1. The minstrel boy to the war is gone, In the ranks of death you'll find him ; His father's sword he has girded on, And his wild harp slung behind him. a Leyden jar, for instance, attract each other when they are charged with electricity, but they are... | |
 | 1894 - 834 pages
...Moore's song, "The Minstrel Boy." "The minstrel boy to the war has gone, In the ranks of death you 11 find him; His father's sword he has girded on, And his wild harp slung behind him!" and so on to the end, sounding strangely in the old ruin. "That is ould Dermot Cassidy and his wife,"... | |
 | James Burke - 1879 - 276 pages
...embodied in the poet's verse — ' The minstrel boy to the war has gone ; In the ranks of death you'll find him ; His father's sword he has girded on, And his wild harp slung behind him.' " Carolan, the last of the bards, died about forty years before Moore was born. It seemed as if the... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1880 - 642 pages
...for one, my dear. THE MINSTREL-BOY. THE Minstrel-boy to the war is gone, In the ranks of death you'll find him : His father's sword he has girded on, And...rights shall guard, One faithful harp shall praise thee ! " The Minstrel fell !— but the foeman's chain Could not bring his proud soul under ; The harp... | |
 | Moffatt and Paige - 1880 - 360 pages
...the mare to go." THE MINSTREL-BOY. THE minstrel boy to the war is gone, In the ranks of death you'll find him ; His father's sword he has girded on, And...rights shall guard, One faithful harp shall praise thee. " The minstrel fell ! but the foeman's chain Could not bring his proud soul under ; The harp... | |
 | Laura Valentine - 1880 - 634 pages
...bleak world alone? THE MINSTREL BOY. THE Minstrel Boy to the war is gone, In the ranks of death you'll find him ; His father's sword he has girded on, And...rights shall guard, One faithful harp shall praise thee !" The Minstrel fell ! — but the foeman's chain Could not bring his proud soul under ; The harp... | |
 | mrs. William Thomas Greenup - 1880 - 136 pages
...hath girded on, And his wild harp slung behind him. ' Dear land of song,' said the warrior bard, ' Though all the world betrays thee, One sword at least...rights shall guard, One faithful harp shall praise thee ! ' The minstrel fell, but the foeman's chain Could not bring that proud soul under, The harp... | |
 | Andrew James Symington - 1880 - 284 pages
...they would be read : — • The minstrel boy to the war is gone, • In the ranks of death you'll find him; His father's sword he has girded on, And his wild harp slung behind him ; while, it is as follows, when accentuated by the music : — Irish air— The Moreen. •-n f. trL•... | |
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