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Go, Then--'Tis Vain. (Sicilian Air.)

By Thomas Moore

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Go, then--'tis vain to hover         Thus round a hope that's dead;     At length my dream is over;         'Twas sweet--'twas false--'tis fled!     Farewell! since naught it moves thee,         Such truth as mine to see--     Some one, who far less loves thee,         Perhaps more blest will be.     Farewell, sweet eyes, whose brightness         New life around me shed;     Farewell, false heart, whose lightness         Now leaves me death instead.     Go, now, those charms surrender         To some new lover's sigh--     One who, tho' far less tender,         May be more blest than I.

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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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