Laurence Bloomfield In Ireland Or The New Landlord PDF Download

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1869 edition. Excerpt: ... Of age, and half a fruitful decade more; By books, by travel, and by life matured, With words less ready, insight more assured, 14,1 A student still, of all beneath the sun, And wishing good to each, and wrong to none. His life, the first great impulse falling slack, Has now begun to feel or fear a lack, Unknown, undreamt-of hitherto, a void, 15 A need in truth for work; to rise employ'd Each morning-light on some progressive toil, Itself not all inadequate, the foil And clasp for ruby, pearl, and diamond hours, Or say, the root and stem for life's best flow'rs. 155 Public ambitions are not to his mind, His nature's proper work seems hard to find, Grown sick of London's huge and flimsy maze, Polite, luxurious, ineffectual days. But no such turn suspect his English friends; 160 This morning, Frederick Stanley's letter ends-- ' At Galway Claddagh, Dublin Castle, been, 'And view'd the savage natives, high and low, ' Not unamusing for a month or so; 165 ' But fancy living in the place!--take care ' And don't get shot, old fellow, whilst you're there.' So Stanley. Meanwhile, fain are other some To keep the youth in Ireland, now he's come. Greatly his friends and relatives desire 170 To colour staring blue the rich young Squire, With vivid streaks of orange, to describe A noble chieftain of their loyal tribe, That in such war-paint he may lead their van To fight the county with a fierce Green Man. 175 But soon they find this Bloomfield less and more Than lived in their philosophy before; Direct and frank in motive, plan, and deed, Cautious and mild in theory and creed, There friendly, here reserved, but not by rule, 180 Like those who send their cordial smile to school; Cold upon interests where the rest grow hot, Intent, where they have never...