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13th cent Abbey adjoining ancient arches Ardara Ballycastle Ballyshannon bank basalt beautiful Belfast Blackwater Boyne Bridge building built Castle cathedral chapel choir cliffs coast contains Cork crossed demesne Derry distance district Donegal doorway Drogheda Dublin Dungiven Earl English Enniskillen erected Excursions fortress founded Galway Glen Glengarriff Gweedore harbour Head height hills Hotel House Ireland Irish Island Killaloe Killarney King lake land Limerick limestone lofty London Lord Lough Lough Corrib Lough Erne Lough Mask Lough Neagh magnificent Messrs mountains nave neighbourhood Newry occupied passing picturesque portion pretty range remains residence rises river road rock round tower route ruins runs scenery seat Shannon shore side singular situated Slieve Sligo Stat steamer stone stream summit tains tion tourist town Tralee transept traveller valley village visitor wall Waterford Wicklow window wooded
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66. oldal - Walker, such as when, in the last and most terrible emergency, his eloquence roused the fainting courage of his brethren. In one hand he grasps a Bible. The other, pointing down the river, seems to direct the eyes of his famished audience to the English topmasts in the distant bay. Such a monument was well deserved: yet it was scarcely needed: for in truth the whole city is to this day a monument of the great deliverance. The wall is carefully preserved; nor would any plea of health or convenience...
66. oldal - A lofty pillar, rising from a bastion which bore during many weeks the heaviest fire of the enemy, is seen far up and far down the Foyle. On the summit is the statue of Walker, such as when, in the last and most terrible emergency, his eloquence roused the fainting courage of his brethren. In one hand he grasps a Bible. The other, pointing down the river, seems to direct the eyes of his famished audience...
136. oldal - THE harp that once through Tara's halls The soul of music shed, Now hangs as mute on Tara's walls As if that soul were fled. So sleeps the pride of former days, So glory's thrill is o'er, And hearts that once beat high for praise Now feel that pulse no more. No more to chiefs and ladies bright The harp of Tara swells : The chord alone, that breaks at night, Its tale of ruin tells. Thus Freedom now so seldom wakes, The only throb she gives Is when some heart indignant breaks, To show that still she...
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221. oldal - Made contrast with the universe. A pine, Rock-rooted, stretched athwart the vacancy Its swinging boughs, to each inconstant blast Yielding one only response at each pause, In most familiar cadence with the howl, The thunder, and the hiss of homeless streams, Mingling its solemn song ; whilst the broad river, Foaming and hurrying o'er its rugged path, Fell into that immeasurable void, Scattering its waters to the passing winds.
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