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TO THOMAS MOORE. |
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TO THOMAS MOORE.
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My boat is on the shore,And my bark is on the sea;
But, before I go, Tom Moore,
Here's a double health to thee!
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Here's a sigh to those who love me,And a smile to those who hate;
And, whatever sky's above me,
Here's a heart for every fate.
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Though the Ocean roar around me,Yet it still shall bear me on;
Though a desert shall surround me,
It hath springs that may be won.
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Were't the last drop in the well,As I gasped upon the brink,
Ere my fainting spirit fell,
'T is to thee that I would drink.
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With that water, as this wine,The libation I would pour
Should be—peace with thine and mine,
And a health to thee, Tom Moore.
July, 1817.
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