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William Drennan
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“When Erin first rose from the dark-swelling flood, God blessed the green island, he saw it was good. The Emerald of Europe, it sparkled and shone In the ring of this world, the most precious stone.”
William Drennan (1754–1820) first seen 1795 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Erin (1795), st. 1
“Arm of Erin, prove strong, but be gentle as brave, And, uplifted to strike, still be ready to save; Nor one feeling of vengeance presume to defile The cause or the men of the Emerald Isle.”
William Drennan (1754–1820) first seen 1795 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Erin (1795), st. 5
“Men of Erin! awake, and make haste to be blest! Rise! arch of the ocean, and queen of the West!”
William Drennan (1754–1820) first seen 1795 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Erin (1795), st. 6
“Hapless nation, hapless land, Heap of uncementing sand! Crumbled by a foreign weight, Or by worse, domestic hate!”
William Drennan (1754–1820) first seen 1797 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Wake of William Orr (1797), st. 7
“Pure, just, benign; thus filial love would trace The virtues hallowing this narrow space; The Emerald Isle may grant a wider claim, And link the Patriot with his country's name.”
William Drennan (1754–1820) said by 1820 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: George Benn, A History of the Town of Belfast (1877), p. 520