Dear Harp of My Country

DESCRIPTION: "Dear Harp of my Country! in darkness I found thee, The cold chain of silence had hung o’er thee long; When proudly, my own Island Harp! I unbound thee." He hopes a "less unworthy" hand will find the harp
AUTHOR: Thomas Moore (1779-1852)
EARLIEST DATE: 1867 (TimFinigansWakeSongster)
KEYWORDS: Ireland patriotic music nonballad harp
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
JennieEngelsDearLittleShamrockSongster, pp. 60-61, "Dear Harp of My Country" (1 text)
TimFinigansWakeSongster, p. 35, "The Farewell To My Harp" (1 text)
Roud #41815
File: TMDHoMC

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