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Lyra Celtica

by Elizabeth A. Sharp

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  1. 1Introduction
  2. 2“Sea Wrack.”
  3. 3Caeilte — Lay of Arran
  4. 4The Mystery of Amergin
  5. 5The Song of Fionn
  6. 6Credhe’s Lament
  7. 7Cuchullin in his Chariot
  8. 8Deirdrê’s Lament for the Sons of Usnach
  9. 9The Lament of Queen Maev
  10. 10The March of the Faerie Host
  11. 11Vision of a Fair Woman. (Aisling air Dhreach Mna.)
  12. 12The Fian Banners
  13. 13The Rune of St Patrick. “The Faedh Fiada”; or, “The Cry of the Deer.”
  14. 14Columcille cecenit
  15. 15Columcille fecit
  16. 16The Song of Murdoch the Monk
  17. 17The Aged Bard’s Wish. (Miann a’ Bhaird Aosda.)
  18. 18Ossian Sang
  19. 19Fingal and Ros-crana
  20. 20The Night-Song of the Bards
  21. 21Comala
  22. 22The Death-Song of Ossian
  23. 23II Ancient Cornish — The Pool of Pilate
  24. 24The Pool of Pilate
  25. 25Merlin the Diviner
  26. 26The Vision of Seth
  27. 27III Ancient Armorican (Breton) — The Dance of the Sword. (Ha Korol…
  28. 28The Lord Nann and the Fairy. (Aotron Nann Hag ar Gorrigan.)
  29. 29Alain the Fox
  30. 30Bran. (The Crow.)
  31. 31IV Early Cymric and Mediæval Welsh — The Soul. (From “The Black Boo…
  32. 32The Gorwynion
  33. 33The Tercets of Llywarc’h
  34. 34Song to the Wind
  35. 35Odes of the Months
  36. 36The Summer
  37. 37To the Lark. T’R Ehedydd
  38. 38To the Fox
  39. 39The Song of the Thrush
  40. 40I Irish (Modern and Contemporary) — Sacrifice
  41. 41The Great Breath
  42. 42Mystery
  43. 43By the Margin of the Great Deep
  44. 44The Breath of Light
  45. 45Æolian Harp
  46. 46The Fairies
  47. 47To the Lianhaun Shee
  48. 48Remembrance
  49. 49The Earth and Man
  50. 50Song. (From “Six Days.”)
  51. 51Maire, my Girl
  52. 52Gracie Og Machree. (Song of the “Wild Geese.”)
  53. 53Dirge. (From “The Sea Bride.”)
  54. 54The Little Black Rose
  55. 55Epitaph
  56. 56Killiney Far Away
  57. 57Cean Dubh Deelish
  58. 58Molly Asthore
  59. 59The Fair Hills of Ireland. (From the Irish.)
  60. 60Herring is King
  61. 61The Rose of Kenmare
  62. 62The Song of the Pratee
  63. 63Irish Lullaby
  64. 64Eileen Aroon
  65. 65The Dark Man
  66. 66April in Ireland
  67. 67The Wind Among the Reeds
  68. 68My Grief on the Sea
  69. 69The Cooleen
  70. 70The Breedyeen
  71. 71Nelly of the Top-Knots
  72. 72I shall not Die for Thee
  73. 73The Red Wind
  74. 74To Morfydd
  75. 75A Lament
  76. 76The Fair Hills of Eiré, O! (After the Irish of Donogh Mac Con-Mara.)
  77. 77Dark Rosaleen
  78. 78The One Mystery
  79. 79The Wild Geese
  80. 80Lament for a Little Child
  81. 81The Swimmer
  82. 82The Dance
  83. 83From “The Water-Nymph and the Boy.”
  84. 84A Casual Song
  85. 85“The Pity of it.”
  86. 86The Old
  87. 87Maura Du of Ballyshannon
  88. 88A Spinning Song
  89. 89A White Rose
  90. 90The Fountain of Tears
  91. 91After Death
  92. 92The Dead at Clonmacnois. (From the Irish of Enoch o’ Gillan.)
  93. 93Unknown Ideal
  94. 94Mo Cáilin Donn
  95. 95An Irish Love Song
  96. 96The Sunburst
  97. 97Song
  98. 98Winter Sunset
  99. 99Shamrock Song
  100. 100Wild Geese. (A Lament for the Irish Jacobites.)
  101. 101Dreams
  102. 102Poppies
  103. 103They went forth to the Battle, but they always fell
  104. 104The White Birds
  105. 105The Lake of Innisfree
  106. 106II Scoto-Celtic (Middle Period) — From the “Sean Dana.” Prologue to…
  107. 107In Hebrid Seas
  108. 108Cumha Ghriogair Mhic Griogair. (The Lament of Gregor MacGregor.)
  109. 109Drowned
  110. 110The Manning of the Birlinn. The Sailing
  111. 111The Lament of the Deer. (Cumha nam Fiadh.)
  112. 112Ben Dorain
  113. 113The Hill-Water
  114. 114Song for Macleod of Macleod
  115. 115Monaltri
  116. 116An Coineachan — A Highland Lullaby
  117. 117A Boat Song
  118. 118The Old Soldier of the Gareloch Head
  119. 119Flower of the World
  120. 120The Strange Country
  121. 121The Dream of the World without Death
  122. 122The Faëry Foster-Mother
  123. 123When we Two parted
  124. 124Stanzas for Music
  125. 125Colin’s Cattle. (Crodh Chaillean.)
  126. 126MacCrimmon’s Lament
  127. 127Song. (“Ian Mòr”)
  128. 128A Loafer
  129. 129In Romney Marsh
  130. 130O’er the Muir amang the Heather
  131. 131Song
  132. 132Song
  133. 133A Spring Trouble
  134. 134Culloden Moor. (Seen in Autumn Rain.)
  135. 135The Weaving of the Tartan
  136. 136The Thrush’s Song. (From the Gaelic.)
  137. 137The Prayer of Women
  138. 138The Rune of Age
  139. 139A Milking Song
  140. 140Lullaby
  141. 141The Songs of Ethlenn Stuart
  142. 142The Closing Doors
  143. 143The Sorrow of Delight
  144. 144Farewell to Fiunary
  145. 145A Kiss of the King’s Hand
  146. 146The First Ship
  147. 147The Land o’ the Leal
  148. 148Skye
  149. 149Midnight by the Sea. (Autumn.)
  150. 150In Shadowland
  151. 151Mountain Twilight
  152. 152Durisdeer
  153. 153November’s Cadence
  154. 154Cailleach Bein-y-Vreich
  155. 155An Old Tale of Three
  156. 156Lost Love. (From the Gaelic, Western Isles.)
  157. 157Dirge in Woods
  158. 158Outer and Inner
  159. 159Night of Frost in May
  160. 160Hymn to Colour
  161. 161Shadows
  162. 162When the World is Burning
  163. 163The Hand
  164. 164A Song of Winter. (Mrs Pfeiffer)
  165. 165The Night Ride
  166. 166The House of Hendra
  167. 167The Childhood of Kitty of the Sherragh Vane
  168. 168Graih my Chree. (Love of my Heart.)
  169. 169The Splendid Spur
  170. 170The White Moth
  171. 171Featherstone’s Doom
  172. 172Trebarrow
  173. 173Witch Margaret
  174. 174A Ballad
  175. 175Hell’s Piper
  176. 176VII Modern and Contemporary Breton — The Poor Clerk. (Ar C’Hloarek…
  177. 177The Cross by the Way. (Kroaz ann Hent.)
  178. 178The Secrets of the Clerk
  179. 179Love Song
  180. 180Hymn to Sleep
  181. 181The Burden of Lost Souls
  182. 182Confession
  183. 183Discouragement
  184. 184The Black Panther
  185. 185The Spring
  186. 186The Return of Taliesen
  187. 187By Menec’hi Shore
  188. 188Song
  189. 189The War-Song of Gamelbar
  190. 190Golden Rowan
  191. 191A Sea Child
  192. 192The Quest
  193. 193Moth-Song
  194. 194June
  195. 195Scent o’ Pines
  196. 196The Reed-Player
  197. 197The Celtic Cross
  198. 198The Tryst of the Night. (M. C. Gillington)
  199. 199The Doom-Bar
  200. 200The Seven Whistlers
  201. 201Requiem
  202. 202An Old Woman of the Roads. (“Wild Earth and other Poems.” Macmillan.)
  203. 203A Cradle Song. (“Wild Earth and other Poems.” Macmillan.)
  204. 204The Coolun. (“Reincarnations.” Macmillan.)
  205. 205The Clouds. (“Songs from the Clay.” Macmillan.)
  206. 206The Old Woman of Beare. (“The Poem Book of the Gael.” Chatto & Wind…
  207. 207From a “Litany of Beauty.”
  208. 208I will go with my Father a-ploughing
  209. 209A Northern Love Song
  210. 210Fairy Workers. (“Songs of Donegal.” Herbert Jenkins.)
  211. 211The Shadow People. (“Complete Poems.” Published by Herbert Jenkins.)
  212. 212My Mother. (“Complete Poems.” Published by Herbert Jenkins.)
  213. 213Lyric from “The Crier by Night.” (“King Lear’s Wife and other Plays.”…
  214. 214The Quest. (Dublin University Press.)
  215. 215The Fool
  216. 216The Return of Song
  217. 217Dance to your Shadow
  218. 218Sea Longing
  219. 219The Reiving Ship
  220. 220Land of Heart’s Desire
  221. 221Ossian’s Midsummer Day-Dream. “Sleeps the noon in the deep blue sky.”
  222. 222Kishmul’s Galley
  223. 223Aignish on the Machair
  224. 224Fingal’s Weeping
  225. 225Ancient Irish and Scottish
  226. 226Ancient Cornish
  227. 227Armorican
  228. 228Early Cymric
  229. 229Irish (Modern and Contemporary)
  230. 230Later Scoto-Celtic
  231. 231Modern and Contemporary Scoto-Celtic
  232. 232Contemporary Anglo-Celtic Poets (Wales)
  233. 233Contemporary Anglo-Celtic Poets (Manx)
  234. 234Contemporary Anglo-Celtic Poets (Cornish)
  235. 235Modern and Contemporary Breton
  236. 236The Burden of Lost Souls

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