Gerald Griffin

thumb|Gerald Griffin Gerald Griffin (1803 – June 12, 1840) was an Irish novelist, poet and playwright. Quotes A place in thy memory, dearest, Is all that I claim;To pause and look back when thou hearest The sound of my name. A Place in thy Memory, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919). When, like the rising day, Eileen Aroon!Love sends his early ray, Eileen Aroon!What makes his dawning glowChangeless through joy and woe?Only the constant know!— Eileen Aroon! Eileen Aroon, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919). External links Category:Novelists from Ireland Category:Playwrights from Ireland Category:Poets from Ireland Category:1840 deaths