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To Ladies' Eyes.

By Thomas Moore

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To Ladies' eyes around, boy,         We can't refuse, we can't refuse,     Tho' bright eyes so abound, boy,         'Tis hard to choose, 'tis hard to choose.     For thick as stars that lighten         Yon airy bowers, yon airy bowers,     The countless eyes that brighten         This earth of ours, this earth of ours.     But fill the cup--where'er, boy,         Our choice may fall, our choice may fall,     We're sure to find Love there, boy,         So drink them all! so drink them all!     Some looks there are so holy,         They seem but given, they seem but given,     As shining beacons, solely,         To light to heaven, to light to heaven.     While some--oh! ne'er believe them--         With tempting ray, with tempting ray,     Would lead us (God forgive them!)         The other way, the other way.     But fill the cup--where'er, boy,         Our choice may fall, our choice may fall,     We're sure to find Love there, boy,         So drink them all! so drink them all!     In some, as in a mirror,         Love seems portrayed, Love seems portrayed,     But shun the flattering error,         'Tis but his shade, 'tis but his shade.     Himself has fixt his dwelling         In eyes we know, in eyes we know,     And lips--but this is telling--         So here they go! so here they go!     Fill up, fill up--where'er, boy,         Our choice may fall, our choice may fall,     We're sure to find Love there, boy,         So drink them all! so drink them all!

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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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