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Thomas Moore (May 28, 1779 β February 25, 1852) was an Irish poet and hymnist, now best remembered for the lyrics of The Last Rose of Summer.
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βOne morn a Peri at the gate
Of Eden stood disconsolate.β
Of Eden stood disconsolate.β
βWho ran
Through each mode of the lyre, and was master of all.β
Through each mode of the lyre, and was master of all.β
βOh, call it by some better name,
For friendship sounds too cold.β
For friendship sounds too cold.β
βA friendship that like love is warm;
A love like friendship, steady.β
A love like friendship, steady.β
βAs sunshine broken in the rill,
Though turned astray, is sunshine still.β
Though turned astray, is sunshine still.β
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Thomas Moore on Roses 12 quotes
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βAmaranths such as crown the maids That wander through Zamara's shades.β
Thomas Moore on Love 7 quotes
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View all 6 quotes on Poetry about love →Thomas Moore on Music 6 quotes
β'Tis believ'd that this harp which I wake now for thee Was a siren of old who sung under the sea.β
Thomas Moore on Memory 5 quotes
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βAs sunshine, broken in the rill, Though turn'd astray, is sunshine still!β
Thomas Moore on Oranges 3 quotes
βBeneath some orange-trees, Whose fruit and blossoms in the breeze Were wantoning together free, Like age at play with infancy.β
Thomas Moore on Beauty 3 quotes
βTo weave a garland for the rose, And think thus crown'd 'twould lovelier be, Were far less vain than to suppose That silks and gems add grace to thee.β
Thomas Moore on Herbs 2 quotes
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Thomas Moore on Women 2 quotes
βDisguise our bondage as we will, 'Tis woman, woman rules us still.β
Thomas Moore on Daniel O'Connell
βA good deal of talk about the Royal visit in Ireland; the good sense with which the King has acted, and the bad servile style in which poor Paddy has received him; Mr. O'Connell pre-eminent in blarney and inconsistency.β
Thomas Moore on Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh
βQuest.βWhy is a Pump like Viscount Castlereagh? Answ.βBecause it is a slender thing of wood, That up and down its awkward arm doth sway, And coolly spout, and spout, and spout away, In one weak, washy, everlasting flood!β
Thomas Moore on William Hazlitt
βJohn Lamb (the brother of Charles) once knocked down Hazlitt, who was impertinent to him; and on those who were present interfering and begging Hazlitt to shake hands and forgive him, Hazlitt said, "Well, I don't care if I do. I am a metaphysician, and do not mind a blow; nothing but an idea hurts me."β
Thomas Moore on Harem
βThere too the Haramβs inmates smile;β Maids from the West, with sun-bright hair, And from the Garden of the NILE, Delicate as the roses there;β Daughters of Love from CYPRUS rocks, With Paphian diamonds in their locks;β Light PERI forms such as there are On the gold Meads of CANDAHAR; ...β
About Thomas Moore
Thomas Moore (May 28, 1779 β February 25, 1852) was an Irish poet and hymnist, now best remembered for the lyrics of The Last Rose of Summer.