Project Gutenberg 2004-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 253 Nicholl, M. A. Lays from the West Produced by Sergio Cangiano, Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Lays from the West" by M. A. Nicholl is a collection of poems written in the late 19th century. The work reflects deep emotional experiences, exploring themes of love, nostalgia, nature, and the longing for one's homeland, particularly focusing on the beauty and memories associated with Ireland. The poems express profound sentiments around loss, memory, and the inexorable passage of time. The opening portion of the collection introduces readers to Nicholl's lyrical style, as it weaves together vibrant imagery and emotional depth. The speaker reminisces about their homeland, Ireland, expressing a heartfelt longing for its natural beauty and serene landscapes as they reflect on their current surroundings in a new land filled with strange flowers and different skies. The piece illustrates themes of memory and connection to one’s past, invoking a sense of melancholy as it contrasts the beauty of the present with the cherished memories of a beloved native land. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Canadian poetry PS Text Category: Poetry 233913 2025-08-03T09:50:28.675989 text/html 233734 2025-01-10T01:24:41.159952 text/html 145140 2025-08-03T09:50:36.910989 application/epub+zip 146026 2025-08-03T09:50:31.204976 application/epub+zip 146027 2025-08-03T09:50:29.736024 application/epub+zip 322300 2025-08-03T09:50:40.630470 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 269147 2025-08-03T09:50:35.246001 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 246313 2022-09-04T03:56:19.237597 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 175843 2025-08-03T09:50:28.347040 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 176121 2015-01-10T19:33:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16067 2025-08-03T09:50:40.795434 application/rdf+xml 13307 2025-08-03T09:50:30.218979 image/jpeg 3485 2025-08-03T09:50:29.976990 image/jpeg 66399 2015-01-10T19:34:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 139251 2025-08-03T09:50:28.692018 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog