The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-25
the Birth OF Green Erin
where I" 1t. Patrick's In the morning
Had It's bright and early dawning.
IAN old song In q s,e,e dress.l
The Graycians Delaying
Ouid lioiner's dccsyving-

Ouid Hoiner's dec syving-
or which, barrin' thayving,
I'd lo!Re 10 reprint
Shwore that for their nation
To be Of creation
The c!nfreinost station
Great Zcus did consint. ....r
The Romans, says Schlcgel,
Did shlyly invciglc
Their Jovc's own pet a'S'c
FThc divii y lcss9 ,....
To break from his moofiIig, +'''
And come down soaring,
To guide them exploring
Jhs East and the West. ~~ -~a-
WHATS Roman or Grayclan. Z.
Or even rhmaaycsan!
The true ouid Miiaysisn
Sacksaich Of THIN clane!
There u uivir q nation .... I'll.
Worth consideration
For hoigh derivation ... ..s. = ..a.
Like Erin so green. ~, ,...z.
From hivin dcscinded,
For beatty commindcd, .....>.
For glory fntlndcd.
Ny own islaud queen.
AS pass the Deccmbcrs,
The exile remembers,
How warm iu the cmbcrs
The prati%s were seen.
My country, my darling
The stranger may pardon
The taar SO f;isi-falling,
The memory TRUE,
The thoughts all returning, -.
The love thas Is burning. 90.
The heart that Is ycarning, -
For Sthroug mountain dew"
Rnt los, your attintion
Shaulf fair, III now Inintioa
The holy iuyintion .e
OF Erin so green:
III thrace her poHtcness,
Her natencss and tightncss,
Her gh'ory and brightness,
Her emerald sheen.
Far back In Times dawning
II CHANGED n fine morning,
1fiat V;snus was born i'll
The foam OF the say;
The innocent stranger,
UnthoHghtiul of danger,
Forgot, too, 20 change her
Light robe of the spray.
When NeptuRe, out airing.
And thip king of pairing,
Saw form SO en>iarlng,
Adpruing the say.
Himself. lie beihought to
Woo Jupi,er's daughter,
Aud strongly hcsought her,
And wouldn't take nay;
But kept up his ravlng-
Her Swatc bosom hayyinG
With wishing To lave him
Till fearing she'd thry,
lie sailed on h"r lightly
Bat none the JESS tightly,
Ard he so unsighly
To fair maidcu'S eye.
I5lt Jovc, who was watching
Ger ThaiasSc hatchiuE.
Saw rudr Niptune catching
His daughter So mild:
hmd-lnaEing q hlundcr-
Cried, Juno, look yOndcr.
Faith. we'll give him thunder
For taising our child"
"The spalpcen. I'll thry him.
The first sthar thin ilyiaS
Conveniently nigh hun
d. He buried GOWN below:
Which fell down Il crashing,
Lit Niptune in passing
Our paving stone fashion
Was born Of that blow
And made in the ocean,
Yc may have Il notion,
The z, citcSt cUlnmution
lyir seen upon EARN.
That sthar he mad" dhry land.
+ TIA L. wl2ii'i and highland,
And formed the swate Island
The land Of my hirIh.
And Vanus laped natcly
Ashore thin SD swatclV:
Ouid kiptune was greatly
Confused by that same;
While she, safe and smiling,
Aud looking so wiling,
Did Lase him and rl!c him
Until twas 4 shame.
So having him cursIng
To seek for diversion
In gloomy immersion
And weakly pOlecn,
While gr ;tirIde gliStened, $3.50 ,'.,s
And ail the gods listened
The island she chrlStened
'.Swate Erin so grscn."
Thus short Is my Sthory
How kriu So hoiry
Came straight down from glory
TO give us Il Zest X r,-z--..F 80 :
For what Is above us,
And how bow they love us,
And kindly wonld move It's
TO come for the ret.
Per orbem terrarun .-
Errans nee aInarcnt -
Ncque mpmoraselns
Terrain aiterant. .r.. ...-.... ~>--a-.
In unidiS ct oriS ... .....- -..s.-.... d.
HIbscnic' amoris .tg,..s.r -. a- !
MoEtanique roris a,s.-.a ...-1 4
3. Virtues cauan.. --..-.. 49,
Milesianorum.