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MOLLY ASTORE, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: O mary dear! Bright peerless flower
Last Line: My mary dear, with thee!
Subject(s): Nair, Plains Of (lake), Ireland


IN the county of Meath there is a lake, which was anciently known as
the Plains of Nair. In it was drowned Turgesus, the Danish Tyrant, by
Maolseachlan King of Meath, A. D. 844.


O MARY dear! bright peerless flower,
Pride of the plains of Nair,
Behold me droop through each dull hour,
In soul-consuming care.
In friends, in wine, -- where joy was found, --
No joy I now can see;
But still, while pleasure reigns around,
I sigh, and think of thee.

The cuckoo's notes I love to hear,
When summer warms the skies;
When fresh the banks and brakes appear,
And flowers around us rise:
That blithe bird sings her song so clear,
And she sings where the sunbeams shine, --
Her voice is sweet, but, Mary dear,
Not half so sweet as thine.

From town to town I've idly strayed,
I've wandered many a mile;
I've met with many a blooming maid,
And owned her charms the while:
I've gazed on some that then seemed fair,
But when thy looks I see,
I find there's none that can compare,
My Mary dear, with thee!





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