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The Dream Of Home.

By Thomas Moore

Topics: classic

Who has not felt how sadly sweet         The dream of home, the dream of home,     Steals o'er the heart, too soon to fleet,         When far o'er sea or land we roam?     Sunlight more soft may o'er us fall,         To greener shores our bark may come;     But far more bright, more dear than all,         That dream of home, that dream of home.     Ask the sailor youth when far         His light bark bounds o'er ocean's foam,     What charms him most, when evening's star         Smiles o'er the wave? to dream of home.     Fond thoughts of absent friends and loves         At that sweet hour around him come;     His heart's best joy where'er he roves,         That dream of home, that dream of home.

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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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