Religion
The Pilgrim at Rome
Translated by Kuno Meyer (1911) · From Selections from Ancient Irish Poetry (1911): Quatrains
Religion
To go to Rome
Is much of trouble, little of profit:
The King whom thou seekest here,
Unless thou bring Him with thee, thou wilt not find.
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Anonymous (Old Irish). “The Pilgrim at Rome.” Translated by Kuno Meyer. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-old-irish/42/.
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Anonymous (Old Irish). “The Pilgrim at Rome.” Translated by Kuno Meyer. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-old-irish/42/.
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