Ireland

Heartsome Ireland, winsome Ireland,

Charmer of the sun and sea,

Bright beguiler of old anguish,

How could Famine frown on thee?

As our Gulf-Stream, drawn to thee-ward,

Turns him from his northward flow,

And our wintry western headlands

Send thee summer from their snow,

Thus the main and cordial current

Of our love sets over sea, —

Tender, comely, valiant Ireland,

Songful, soulful, sorrowful Ireland, —

Streaming warm to comfort thee.

Written for the Art Autograph during the Irish Famine, 1880.