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TIPPERARY: 4. BY OUR OWN A. E. HOUSMAN, by                 Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: Alass in tipperary / is miles and miles away
Last Line: Above my beating heart!
Alternate Author Name(s): F. P. A.
Subject(s): Tipperary, Ireland


ALASS in Tipperary
Is miles and miles away,
But oh, the cherry blossom blooms
Above her grave to-day!

The trip to Tipperary
Is not for me to start;
For oh, the cherry blossom blooms
Above my beating heart!





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