First linesJames Joyce

  1. All day I hear the noise of waters All Day I Hear the Noise of Waters
  2. At that hour when all things have repose, At That Hour When All Things Have Repose
  3. Be not sad because all men Be Not Sad Because All Men
  4. Because your voice was at my side Because Your Voice Was at My Side
  5. Bid adieu, adieu, adieu, Bid Adieu, Adieu, Adieu
  6. Bright cap and streamers, Bright Cap and Streamers
  7. Dear heart, why will you use me so? Dear Heart, Why Will You Use Me So?
  8. From dewy dreams, my soul, arise, From Dewy Dreams, My Soul, Arise
  9. Gentle lady, do not sing Gentle Lady, Do Not Sing
  10. Go seek her out all courteously, Go Seek Her Out All Courteously
  11. He who hath glory lost, nor hath He Who Hath Glory Lost, nor Hath
  12. I hear an army charging upon the land, I Hear an Army Charging Upon the Land
  13. I would in that sweet bosom be I Would in That Sweet Bosom Be
  14. In the dark pine-wood In the Dark Pine-Wood
  15. Lean out of the window, Lean Out of the Window
  16. Lightly come or lightly go: Lightly Come or Lightly Go
  17. Love came to us in time gone by Love Came to Us in Time Gone By
  18. My dove, my beautiful one, My Dove, My Beautiful One
  19. My love is in a light attire My Love Is in a Light Attire
  20. Now, O now, in this brown land Now, O Now, in This Brown Land
  21. O cool is the valley now O Cool Is the Valley Now
  22. O sweetheart, hear you O Sweetheart, Hear You
  23. O, it was out by Donnycarney O, It Was Out by Donnycarney
  24. Of that so sweet imprisonment Of That So Sweet Imprisonment
  25. Rain has fallen all the day. Rain Has Fallen All the Day
  26. Silently she’s combing, Silently She’s Combing
  27. Sleep now, O sleep now, Sleep Now, O Sleep Now
  28. Strings in the earth and air Strings in the Earth and Air
  29. The twilight turns from amethyst The Twilight Turns from Amethyst
  30. This heart that flutters near my heart This Heart That Flutters Near My Heart
  31. Thou leanest to the shell of night, Thou Leanest to the Shell of Night
  32. Though I thy Mithridates were, Though I Thy Mithridates Were
  33. What counsel has the hooded moon What Counsel Has the Hooded Moon
  34. When the shy star goes forth in heaven When the Shy Star Goes Forth in Heaven
  35. Who goes amid the green wood Who Goes Amid the Green Wood
  36. Winds of May, that dance on the sea, Winds of May, That Dance on the Sea

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