Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ed. Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes.
Ireland: Vol. V. 1876–79. | | | | Introductory | | Erin! the Tear and the Smile in Thine Eyes | | Thomas Moore (1779–1852) |
| | | ERIN! the tear and the smile in thine eyes | |
| Blend like the rainbow that hangs in thy skies! | |
| Shining through sorrow’s stream, | |
| Saddening through pleasure’s beam, | |
| Thy suns, with doubtful gleam, | 5 |
| Weep while they rise! | |
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| Erin! thy silent tear never shall cease, | |
| Erin! thy languid smile ne’er shall increase, | |
| Till, like the rainbow’s light, | |
| Thy various tints unite, | 10 |
| And form, in Heaven’s sight, | |
| One arch of peace! | | | | |
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