Poems and Ballads of Young Ireland

Excerpt from Poems and Ballads of Young Ireland <p>Because you suffered for the cause; Because you strove with voice and pen To serve the Law above the laws That purifies the hearts of men; Because you failed, and grew not slack, Not sullen, not disconsolate; Nor stooped to seek a lower track, But showed your soul a match for Fate; Because you hated all things base, And held your country's honour high; Because you wrought in Time and Space Not heedless of Eternity; Because you loved the nobler part Of Erin; so we bring you here Words such as once the nation's heart On patriot lips rejoiced to hear: Strains that have little chance to live With those that Davis' clarion blew. <p>About the Publisher <p>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com <p>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.