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The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore

Collected by Himself. In Ten Volumes

Moore, Thomas (1779-1852)

I, II.

VOL. I., VOL. II. ODES OF ANACREON. JUVENILE POEMS. POEMS RELATING TO AMERICA.

III, IV.

VOL. III., VOL. IV. CORRUPTION AND INTOLERANCE. THE SCEPTIC. TWOPENNY POST-BAG. SATIRICAL AND HUMOROUS POEMS. IRISH MELODIES. NATIONAL AIRS. SACRED SONGS.

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V.

VOL. V. EVENINGS IN GREECE. BALLADS, SONGS, MISCELLANEOUS POEMS, ETC. ETC.

EVENINGS IN GREECE.

LEGENDARY BALLADS.

A MELOLOGUE UPON NATIONAL MUSIC.

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BALLADS, SONGS, MISCELLANEOUS POEMS, ETC.

TO-DAY, DEAREST! IS OURS.

WHEN ON THE LIP THE SIGH DELAYS.

HERE, TAKE MY HEART.

OH, CALL IT BY SOME BETTER NAME.

POOR WOUNDED HEART.

THE EAST INDIAN.

POOR BROKEN FLOWER.

THE PRETTY ROSE TREE.

SHINE OUT, STARS!

THE YOUNG MULETEERS OF GRENADA.

TELL HER, OH, TELL HER.

NIGHTS OF MUSIC.

OUR FIRST YOUNG LOVE.

BLACK AND BLUE EYES.

FROM LIFE WITHOUT FREEDOM.

HERE'S THE BOWER.

I SAW THE MOON RISE CLEAR.

LOVE AND THE SUN-DIAL.

LOVE'S LIGHT SUMMER-CLOUD.

LOVE, WAND'RING THROUGH THE GOLDEN MAZE.

MERRILY EVERY BOSOM BOUNDETH.

REMEMBER THE TIME.

OH, SOON RETURN.

ONE DEAR SMILE.

YES, YES, WHEN THE BLOOM.

THE DAY OF LOVE.

LUSITANIAN WAR-SONG.

THE YOUNG ROSE.

WHEN 'MIDST THE GAY I MEET.

WHEN TWILIGHT DEWS.

HOW HAPPY, ONCE.

I LOVE BUT THEE.

LET JOY ALONE BE REMEMBER'D NOW.

LOVE THEE, DEAREST? LOVE THEE?

MY HEART AND LUTE.

PEACE, PEACE TO HIM THAT'S GONE!

ROSE OF THE DESERT.

'TIS ALL FOR THEE.

THE SONG OF THE OLDEN TIME.

WAKE THEE, MY DEAR.

THE BOY OF THE ALPS.

FOR THEE ALONE.

HER LAST WORDS, AT PARTING.

LET'S TAKE THIS WORLD AS SOME WIDE SCENE.

LOVE'S VICTORY.

SONG OF HERCULES TO HIS DAUGHTER.

THE DREAM OF HOME.

THEY TELL ME THOU'RT THE FAVOUR'D GUEST.

THE YOUNG INDIAN MAID.

THE HOMEWARD MARCH.

WAKE UP, SWEET MELODY.

CALM BE THY SLEEP.

THE FANCY FAIR.

IF THOU WOULD'ST HAVE ME SING AND PLAY.

STILL WHEN DAYLIGHT.

THE SUMMER WEBS.

MIND NOT THOUGH DAYLIGHT.

THEY MET BUT ONCE.

WITH MOONLIGHT BEAMING.

CHILD'S SONG. FROM A MASQUE.

THE HALCYON HANGS O'ER OCEAN.

THE WORLD WAS HUSH'D.

THE LEGEND OF PUCK THE FAIRY.

BEAUTY AND SONG.

WHEN THOU ART NIGH.

SONG OF A HYPERBOREAN.

THOU BIDST ME SING.

ROUND THE WORLD GOES.

OH, DO NOT LOOK SO BRIGHT AND BLEST.

THE MUSICAL BOX.

WHEN TO SAD MUSIC SILENT YOU LISTEN.

THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS.

THE DAWN IS BREAKING O'ER US.

UNPUBLISHED SONGS, ETC.

VI, VII.

VOL. VI., VOL. VII. LALLA ROOKH. POLITICAL AND SATIRICAL POEMS. THE FUDGE FAMILY IN PARIS. FABLES FOR THE HOLY ALLIANCE. RHYMES ON THE ROAD. AND MISCELLANEOUS POEMS.

VIII, IX.

VOL. VIII., VOL. IX THE LOVES OF THE ANGELS. MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. SATIRICAL AND HUMOROUS POEMS. THE FUDGES IN ENGLAND. MISCELLANEOUS.

X.

VOL. X. THE EPICUREAN. ALCIPHRON.

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WAKE THEE, MY DEAR.

Wake thee, my dear—thy dreaming
Till darker hours will keep;
While such a moon is beaming,
'Tis wrong tow'rds Heav'n to sleep.

Moments there are we number,
Moments of pain and care,
Which to oblivious slumber
Gladly the wretch would spare.
But now,—who'd think of dreaming
When Love his watch should keep?
While such a moon is beaming,
'Tis wrong tow'rds Heaven to sleep.

If e'er the fates should sever
My life and hopes from thee, love,
The sleep that lasts for ever
Would then be sweet to me, love;

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But now,—away with dreaming!
Till darker hours 'twill keep;
While such a moon is beaming,
'Tis wrong tow'rds Heaven to sleep.