Oh for a tongue to curse the slave Whose treason, like a de… - Thomas Moore

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Oh for a tongue to curse the slave
Whose treason, like a deadly blight,
Comes o'er the councils of the brave,
And blasts them in their hour of might!

Thomas Moore

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Thomas Moore (May 28, 1779 – February 25, 1852) was an Irish poet and hymnist, now best remembered for the lyrics of The Last Rose of Summer.

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Alternative Names: Tom Moore • Anacreon Moore • Thomas, the younger Brown • Thomas Little • Thomas Mur • Tomas Mur • Thomas Brown • Thomas Brown the younger

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To live and die in scenes like this,
With some we 've left behind us.

Though an angel should write, still 't is devils must print.

Whose wit in the combat, as gentle as bright,
Ne'er carried a heart-stain away on its blade.

Oh for a tongue to curse the slave Whose treason, like a deadly blight, Comes o'er the councils of the brave, And blasts them in their hour of might! - Thomas Moore

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