Quotes from Erin — William Drennan
1754–1820 Ireland
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Arm of Erin, prove strong, but be gentle as brave,
And, uplifted to strike, still be ready to save;
Nor one feeling of vengeance presume to defile
The cause or the men of the Emerald Isle.
Erin (1795)
Men of Erin! awake, and make haste to be blest!
Rise! arch of the ocean, and queen of the West!
Erin (1795)
When Erin first rose from the dark-swelling flood,
God blessed the green island, he saw it was good.
The Emerald of Europe, it sparkled and shone
In the ring of this world, the most precious stone.
Erin (1795)