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SCENE AFTER A HURRICANE,ON THE WESTERN COAST OF IRELAND. BOAT FREIGHTED WITH DEAD BODIES.
Hark! hear ye not that piercing cry,
That doleful mourning, long and loud?
The echoing rocks and hills reply
To the deep wailing of the crowd.
That doleful mourning, long and loud?
The echoing rocks and hills reply
To the deep wailing of the crowd.
A boat appears! with outstretched hand
And eager eyes her course they hail;
But scarcely does she touch the strand,
Again resounds that mournful wail.
And eager eyes her course they hail;
But scarcely does she touch the strand,
Again resounds that mournful wail.
That boat contains a solemn freight
Of human corses, lately glowing
Of human corses, lately glowing
