Publishing in Irish America: 1820-1922" Project That Is Being Undertaken by the CUNY Institute for Irish- American Studies
The electronic version of this text has been created as a part of the "Publishing in Irish America: 1820-1922" project that is being undertaken by the CUNY Institute for Irish- American Studies. Project: Publishing in IA Date Created: 11117105 oo065ססObjectlD: 00 Object Name: The Fighting Rage Author: Joseph I.c. Clarke Dale Publi~hed: 1911 J'ublisher: The American Ne\\s Company Donor: Gerry Lee .. 1/ .1,0{,i'l r jil{lII il/.I:' s lilt' gllJJle, (J,. fl ,~pi"t' of tlt/II,!:t'!" ill ~r01v'll 1111 III" S 74.'ork, I, S<I,d A.dlr The Fighting Race AND Other Poems and Ballads By JOSEPH I. C. CLARKE Author of II Robert Emmet. a Tragedy:' '" Malmorda." It Lady Godiva. U Etc. CIRCULATED BY THE AMERICAN NEWS COMPANY NEW YORK 1911 CopyriJeht. 1'11 By JOSEPH I. C. CLARKE STEWAll.T PRINTING CO•• mtW YOIlIt If one of tender heart, In turning o'er these leaflets of long years,- Some born in laughter, some all blurred 'With tears, And wrought in climes and places far apart,- Shall haply find one haunting line Touched e'er so little 'With the light divine, Or thrilling 'With a joy intense, Therein I'll find my recompense. If aught herein has cheered a single soul, Or fired one breast to noble deeds, Or helPed mankind an inch toward reason's goal, Or in a sterile bosom sown 1000/e'sseeds, Or Placed man's angel at his right on guard,- Therein I'll find reward. And so, to all I love, My harp, my song I dedicate- The near ones who my tmst and crust have shared, The brave with whom I"lle marched and fared, The land the star-flag waves above That gave me welcome at her wide sea-gate, And Ireland, mother-land forezrer dear- Yea, dearer for the darkness of her fate.
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