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So Warmly We Met. (Hungarian Air.)

By Thomas Moore

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So warmly we met and so fondly we parted,         That which was the sweeter even I could not tell,--     That first look of welcome her sunny eyes darted,         Or that tear of passion, which blest our farewell.     To meet was a heaven and to part thus another,--         Our joy and our sorrow seemed rivals in bliss;     Oh! Cupid's two eyes are not liker each other         In smiles and in tears than that moment to this.     The first was like day-break, new, sudden, delicious,--         The dawn of a pleasure scarce kindled up yet;     The last like the farewell of daylight, more precious,         More glowing and deep, as 'tis nearer its set.     Our meeting, tho' happy, was tinged by a sorrow         To think that such happiness could not remain;     While our parting, tho' sad, gave a hope that to-morrow         Would bring back the blest hour of meeting again.

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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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