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Peace, Peace To Him That's Gone!

By Thomas Moore

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When I am dead.         Then lay my head     In some lone, distant dell,         Where voices ne'er         Shall stir the air,     Or break its silent spell.         If any sound         Be heard around,     Let the sweet bird alone,         That weeps in song,         Sing all night long,     "Peace, peace, to him that's gone!"         Yet, oh, were mine         One sigh of thine,     One pitying word from thee,         Like gleams of heaven,         To sinners given,     Would be that word to me.         Howe'er unblest,         My shade would rest     While listening to that tone;--         Enough 'twould be         To hear from thee,     "Peace, peace, to him that gone."

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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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