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From The Greek Of Meleager.

By Thomas Moore

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Fill high the cup with liquid flame,     And speak my Heliodora's name.     Repeat its magic o'er and o'er,     And let the sound my lips adore,     Live in the breeze, till every tone,     And word, and breath, speaks her alone.     Give me the wreath that withers there,         It was but last delicious night,     It circled her luxuriant hair,         And caught her eyes' reflected light.     Oh! haste, and twine it round my brow,     'Tis all of her that's left me now.     And see--each rosebud drops a tear,     To find the nymph no longer here--     No longer, where such heavenly charms     As hers should be--within these arms.

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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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