• From the Ancient Irish by William Hamilton Drummond
    From “The Breach of the Plain of Muirhevney”

    THE CAR, 1 light-moving, I behold,
    Adorned with gems and studs of gold;
    Ruled by the hand of skilful guide,
    Swiftly—and swiftly—see it glide!*        *        *        *        *
    Comes thundering on, unmatched in speed,
    The gallant gray, high-...

  • We paused before a house that seemed

    A swelling of the ground ;

    The roof was scarcely visible,

    The cornice but a mound.


    Since then 't is centuries ;  but each

    Feels shorter than the day

    I first surmised the horses' heads

    Were toward eternity.