The Golden Treasury of Irish Songs And Lyrics volume 1
The Golden Treasury of Irish Songs And Lyrics volume 1
Charles Welsh
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And the swiftly changing seasons, sped by time's un- wearied wing, Mingle suns and snows together, hastening on from spring to spring. 'Twas not so, my friend and comrade, when to us the world was new, Then the fields were ever blooming and the skies were always blue ; And a yearning spirit filled us to leave youth behind and stand Firm on manhood's highway, scanning all the prom- ised golden land. Ah, those years of wistful dreaming ! Had we known what things should be In the future's plains a...nd valleys, on its surging, storm -beat sea, Would desire have spurred us onward, from the simple ways which then Blossomed round us, to the thorn set paths that tire the feet of men ? 1 64 THE GOLDEN TREJSURT OF Naught behind had power to hold us ; all before had charms to woo. Hope to me held forth her garlands, Love her rose- wreathed crown to you ; Hope has vanished, Love has perished ; dust lies deep on rose and bay, Yet though storm and gloom beset us, sunshine oft has warmed our way. Many a face has smiled upon us, brightening hours that else were drear, Many an eye with kindness kindled, sparkling friend- ship, glancing cheer ; O'er the scenes now fading from us, many a drifting cloud has strayed, Yet my friend, when all is balanced, we have seen more sun than shade.
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