Whose wit in the combat, as gentle as bright, Ne'er carried… - Thomas Moore

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

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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Man for his glory
To ancestry flies;
But Woman's bright story
Is told in her eyes.

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

The light that lies
In woman's eyes,
Has been my heart's undoing.

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

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