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Nonsense.

By Thomas Moore

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Good reader! if you e'er have seen,         When Phoebus hastens to his pillow,     The mermaids, with their tresses green,         Dancing upon the western billow:     If you have seen, at twilight dim,     When the lone spirit's vesper hymn         Floats wild along the winding shore,     If you have seen, through mist of eve,     The fairy train their ringlets weave,     Glancing along the spangled green:--         If you have seen all this, and more,     God bless me, what a deal you've seen!

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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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