I knew, by the smoke that so gracefully curl'd Above the gr… - Thomas Moore

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I knew, by the smoke that so gracefully curl'd
Above the green elms, that a cottage was near;
And I said, "If there's peace to be found in the world,
A heart that was humble might hope for it here."

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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There's a bower of roses by Bendemeer's stream,
And the nightingale sings round it all the day long;
In the time of my childhood 'twas like a sweet dream,
To sit in the roses and hear the bird's song.

I give thee all,—I can no more,
Though poor the off'ring be;
My heart and lute are all the store
That I can bring to thee.

To live with them is far less sweet
Than to remember thee.

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