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Beauty And Song.

By Thomas Moore

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Down in yon summer vale,         Where the rill flows.     Thus said a Nightingale         To his loved Rose:--     "Tho' rich the pleasures     "Of song's sweet measures,     "Vain were its melody,     "Rose, without thee."     Then from the green recess         Of her night-bower,     Beaming with bashfulness,         Spoke the bright flower:--     "Tho' morn should lend her     "Its sunniest splendor,     "What would the Rose be,     "Unsung by thee?"     Thus still let Song attend         Woman's bright way;     Thus still let woman lend         Light to the lay.     Like stars thro' heaven's sea     Floating in harmony     Beauty should glide along     Circled by Song.

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Thomas Moore

About Thomas Moore

Thomas Moore (1779–1852) was an Irish poet, singer, and songwriter best known for "Irish Melodies" (1808–1834), a collection of songs including "The Last Rose of Summer" and "Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms." He was the most popular poet of his era in the British Isles.

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