Skip to content
Linespedia

Still When Daylight.

By Thomas Moore

Topics: classic

Still when daylight o'er the wave     Bright and soft its farewell gave,     I used to hear, while light was falling,     O'er the wave a sweet voice calling,         Mournfully at distance calling.     Ah! once how blest that maid would come,     To meet her sea-boy hastening home;     And thro' the night those sounds repeating,     Hail his bark with joyous greeting,         Joyously his light bark greeting.     But, one sad night, when winds were high,     Nor earth, nor heaven could hear her cry.     She saw his boat come tossing over     Midnight's wave,--but not her lover!         No, never more her lover.     And still that sad dream loath to leave,     She comes with wandering mind at eve,     And oft we hear, when night is falling,     Faint her voice thro' twilight calling,         Mournfully at twilight calling.

AI analysis available. Enable JavaScript to interact.

About this line

"Still when daylight o'er the wave..."

This evocative piece by Thomas Moore, titled "Still When Daylight.", represents a masterful exploration of classic. The lines capture a profound emotional resonance... ### Why We Love This Line At Linespedia, we believe that poetry is the ultimate sanctuary for the soul...

Attribution & Rights

Author:Thomas Moore

"Still when daylight o'er the wave..." by Thomas Moore

For usage rights, copyright concerns, or to report an issue with this content, please visit our Copyright & Report page.

Related lines

"[1]     When wine I quaff, before my eyes     Dreams of poetic glory rise;[2]     And freshened by the goblet's dews,     My soul invokes the he"

"doctoribus loetamur tribus.     1826.     Tho' many great Doctors there be,         There are three that all Doctors out-top,"

"FROM ALCIPHRON AT ALEXANDRIA TO CLEON AT ATHENS.     Well may you wonder at my flight         From those fair Gardens in whose bowers     Lin"

"Music in Italy.--Disappointed by it.--Recollections or other Times and Friends.--Dalton.--Sir John Stevenson.--His Daughter.--Musical Evenings togethe"

"Here morning in the ploughman's songs is met     Ere yet one footstep shows in all the sky,     And twilight in the east, a doubt as yet,     S"

"The Text is taken from Percy's Reliques (1765), vol. i. p. 71, 'given from two MS. copies, transmitted from Scotland.' Herd had a very similar bal"

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.

Full Bibliography
Continue Reading

"[1]     When wine I quaff, before my eyes     Dr..."

Weekly Poetic Insight

Join our literary Sanctuary

Get the most inspiring lines, poetic analysis, and secret shayaris delivered to your inbox every Sunday.