James Stephens
James Stephens
Dublin
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James Stephens was an Irish novelist and poet.
James Stephens produced many retellings of Irish myths and fairy tales. His retellings are marked by a rare combination of humor and lyricism (Deirdre, and Irish Fairy Tales are often especially praise). He also wrote several original novels (Crock of Gold, Etched in Moonlight, Demi-Gods) based loos ...
James Stephens produced many retellings of Irish myths and fairy tales. His retellings are marked by a rare combination of humor and lyricism (Deirdre, and Irish Fairy Tales are often especially praise). He also wrote several original novels (Crock of Gold, Etched in Moonlight, Demi-Gods) based loos ...
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The Ancient Elf
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I am the maker,
The builder, the breaker,
The eagle-winged helper,
The speedy forsaker!
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The builder, the breaker,
The eagle-winged helper,
The speedy forsaker!
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The Snare
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I hear a sudden cry of pain!
There is a rabbit in a snare:
Now I hear the cry again,
But I cannot tell from where.
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There is a rabbit in a snare:
Now I hear the cry again,
But I cannot tell from where.
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Check
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The night was creeping on the ground;
She crept and did not make a sound
Until she reached the tree, and then
She covered it, and sole again
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She crept and did not make a sound
Until she reached the tree, and then
She covered it, and sole again
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Hate
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My enemy came nigh,
And I
Stared fiercely in his face.
My lips went writhing back in a grimace,
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And I
Stared fiercely in his face.
My lips went writhing back in a grimace,
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I Heard A Bird At Dawn
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I heard a bird at dawn
Singing sweetly on a tree,
That the dew was on the lawn,
And the wind was on the lea;
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Singing sweetly on a tree,
That the dew was on the lawn,
And the wind was on the lea;
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Aylish
13 April 2018
Does anyone know the poem by James Stephens 'O Ghost, that has gone away'? I need to check a text.
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Jenny
13 December 2017
In the forth line of the poem Check I believe the word should be stole not sole. I had to memorise this at school back in the early 60's and the word was stole.
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