To-Day, Dearest! Is Ours.

To-day, dearest! is ours;
    Why should Love carelessly lose it?
This life shines or lowers
    Just as we, weak mortals, use it.
'Tis time enough, when its flowers decay,
    To think of the thorns of Sorrow
And Joy, if left on the stem to-day,
    May wither before to-morrow.

Then why, dearest! so long
    Let the sweet moments fly over?
Tho' now, blooming and young
    Thou hast me devoutly thy lover;
Yet Time from both, in his silent lapse,
    Some treasure may steal or borrow;
Thy charms may be less in bloom, perhaps,
    Or I less in love to-morrow.

Thomas Moore

Thomas Moore was an Irish poet, singer, and songwriter, celebrated for his Irish Melodies, which are now considered a staple of Irish cultural heritage. Born on May 28, 1779, in Dublin, Ireland, Moore gained fame for his lyrical songs, many of which were set to traditional Irish tunes. Not only a poet, but he was also a staunch advocate of Irish nationalism, often incorporating themes of national identity and resistance into his work. Moore's influential collection 'Irish Melodies' became popular in both Ireland and Britain and helped to define the literary output of the era. He passed away on February 25, 1852, but his legacy in Irish literature and music endures.

Thomas Moore

Here Sleeps The Bard. (Highland Air.)

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Alciphron: A Fragment. Letter IV.

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Stanzas.

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Letter From Larry O'Branigan To The Rev. Murthagh O'Mulligan.

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And Doth Not A Meeting Like This.

And doth not a meeting like this make amends,
    For all the long years I've been wandering away--
To see thus around me my youth's early friends,
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When Twilight Dews.

When twilight dews are falling soft
    Upon the rosy sea, love,
I watch the star, whose beam so oft
    Has lighted me to thee, love.
And thou too, on that orb so dear,
    Dost often gaze at even,
And think, tho' lost for ever here,
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There's not a garden walk I tread,
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But brings to mind some hope that's fled,
    Some joy that's gone with thee, Love.
And still I wish that hour was near,
    When, friends and foes forgiven,
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    May turn to smiles in heaven.

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Tis Sweet To Think.

'Tis sweet to think, that, where'er we rove,
    We are sure to find something blissful and dear.
And that, when we're far from the lips we love,
    We've but to make love to the lips, we are near.
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    Let it grow where it will, can not flourish alone,
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Dear? Yes.

Dear? yes, tho' mine no more,
    Even this but makes thee dearer;
And love, since hope is o'er,
    But draws thee nearer.

Change as thou wilt to me,
The same thy charm must be;
New loves may come to weave
    Their witchery o'er thee,
Yet still, tho' false, believe
    That I adore thee, yes, still adore thee.
Think'st thou that aught but death could end
A tie not falsehood's self can rend?
No, when alone, far off I die,
    No more to see, no more cares thee,
Even then, my life's last sigh
    Shall be to bless thee, yes, still to bless thee.

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And hast thou marked the pensive shade,
    That many a time obscures my brow,
Midst all the joys, beloved maid.
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Oh! 'tis not that I then forget
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