Religion
Quatrains: The Pilgrim at Rome
Translated by Alfred Perceval Graves (1917) · From A Celtic Psaltery (1917)
Religion
Unto Rome wouldst thou attain,
Great the toil is, small the gain,
If the King thou seekest therein
Travel not, with thee, from Erin.
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Codex Note
Early Irish quatrain.
Cite this poem
MLA
Anonymous (Old Irish). “Quatrains: The Pilgrim at Rome.” Translated by Alfred Perceval Graves. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-old-irish/128/.
Chicago
Anonymous (Old Irish). “Quatrains: The Pilgrim at Rome.” Translated by Alfred Perceval Graves. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-old-irish/128/.
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