Alas! for poor Erin that some are still seen,Who would dye the grass red from their hatred to green;Yet, oh! when you're up, and they're down, let them live,Then yield them that mercy which they would not give.Arm of Erin, be strong! but be gentle as brave;And uplifted to strike, be still ready to save;Let no feeling of vengeance presume to defileThe cause of, or men of, the Emerald Isle.
-William Drennan
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