The life, trial and conversations of Robert Emmet, Esq., leader of the Irish insurrection of 1803

by Anonymous

Transcriber’s Note:

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THE
LIFE, TRIAL AND CONVERSATIONS
OF
ROBERT EMMET, ESQ.
Leader of the Irish Insurrection of 1803:
ALSO, THE
CELEBRATED SPEECH
MADE BY HIM ON THE OCCASION.

O breathe not his name, let it sleep in the shade,

Where cold and unhonoured his relics are laid;

Sad, silent, and dark be the tears that we shed,

As the night dew that falls on the grass o’er his head

But the night dew that falls, though in silence it weeps

Shall brighten with verdure the grave where he sleeps

And the tear that we shed, though in secret it rolls,