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To A Lady. On Her Singing.

By Thomas Moore

Topics: classic

Thy song has taught my heart to feel         Those soothing thoughts of heavenly love,     Which o'er the sainted spirits steal         When listening to the spheres above!     When, tired of life and misery,         I wish to sigh my latest breath,     Oh, Emma! I will fly to thee,         And thou shalt sing me into death.     And if along thy lip and cheek         That smile of heavenly softness play,     Which,--ah! forgive a mind that's weak,--         So oft has stolen my mind away.     Thou'lt seem an angel of the sky,         That comes to charm me into bliss:     I'll gaze and die--Who would not die,         If death were half so sweet as this?

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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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