Der riana, consisting of a history of the Siege of Londonderry and defence of Enniskillen, in 1688 and 1689 with historical poetry and biographical notes, etc

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DERRIANA, CONSISTING OP A HISTORY OP THE SIEGE OF LONDONDERRY AND DEFENCE OF ENNISKILLEN, IN 1688 and 1689, WITH HISTORICAL POETRY AND BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES, &c. By the Rev. JOHN GRAHAM, M.A. Curate of Lifford, in the Dioceie of Derry. " Hail sacred walls ! while circling years shall flow, Or genial suns illume this vale below ; While sparkling stars diffuse their distant light, And cheer with fainter beams the sable night— While yon blue arch with sun or stars shall shine, Be tlrihe the triumph as the woe was thine ; v May all thy citizens supremely blest, Unite the heroe's with the patriot's breast, And, like their sires, unrivall'd in renown, Maintain our liberties, our church, and crown. "—Leonida:, LONDONDERRY : MINTED FOR THE AUTHOR BY WILLIAM M'CORKELL, 13, DIAMOND. 1823. DEDICATION. TO THE DESCENDANTS or THE HEROIC DEFENDERS n» LONDONDERRY AND ENNISKILLEN, THE FOLLOWING WORK *S MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATKn, XV THEIR FAITHFUL AND DEVOTED SERVANT, JOHN GRAHAM.

J-iTO-p, AcGVtt 1st, (0. S.) 18SS, NOTE Toe Author' begs leave to return Thanks lo the Friends of the Constitution? tcho have "honoured him with their kind and prompt Support in this undertaking, and to plead an unexpected accumu lation of materials, too valuable to be rejected, as his best excuse Jbr omitting, in the present Edition, a Subscription List, which mould confer honour on his Book, and recommend it highly to c discerning PxMic. He has only to add, that instead of a Local Diary, he has leen induced to offer them a History of Ireland, /H«b the 1tk of December, 1688, to the 1st of August, 16S9.