POEMS AND TRANSLATIONS

BY JOHN M. SYNGE

MAUNSEL & COMPANY, LTD 96 MIDDLE ABBEY ST. DUBLIN

1911

Cuala Press Edition. 1909. Copyright. John Quinn. 1909
Reprinted with additions (Collected Works of J. M. Synge) 1910
All rights reserved

Printed by Maunsel and Co., Ltd., Dublin

CONTENTS

POEMS

PREFACEp. [xi]
QUEENS[1]
IN KERRY[3]
A WISH[4]
THE ’MERGENCY MAN[5]
DANNY[6]
PATCH-SHANEEN[8]
ON AN ISLAND[10]
BEG-INNISH[11]
EPITAPH[12]
THE PASSING OF THE SHEE[13]
ON AN ANNIVERSARY[14]
THE OAKS OF GLENCREE[15]
A QUESTION[16]
DREAD[17]
IN GLENCULLEN[18]
I’VE THIRTY MONTHS[19]
EPITAPH[20]
PRELUDE[21]
IN MAY[22]
ON A BIRTHDAY[23]
WINTER[24]
THE CURSE[25]

TRANSLATIONS FROM PETRARCH
SONNETS FROM “LAURA IN DEATH”