1881 Poetical Works of THOMAS MOORE Decorative Binding
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1881 Poetical Works of THOMAS MOORE Decorative Binding with Gilt Description & Details 1881 Poetical Works of THOMAS MOORE Decorative Embossed or Tooled Binding with ENGRAVINGS THE POETICAL WORKS OF THOMAS MOORE Reprinted From the Early Editionswith Explanatory Notes, etc. Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1881 Thomas Moore (28 May 1779 - 25 February 1852) was an Irish poet, singer, songwriter, and entertainer, now best remembered for the lyrics of The Minstrel Boy and the The Last Rose of Summer. 'TIS THE LAST ROSE OF SUMMER 'T IS the last rose of summer, Left blooming alone ; All her lovely companions Are faded and gone ; No flower of her kindred, No rose-bud is nigh, To reflect back her blushes, Or give sigh for sigh. I'll not leave thee, thou lone one ! To pine on the stem ; Since the lovely are sleeping, Go sleep thou with them. Thus kindly I scatter Thy leaves o'er the bed, W thy mates of the garden Lie scentless and dead. So soon may I follow, When friendships decay, And from Love's shining circle The gems drop away. When true hearts lie wither'd, And fond ones are flown, Oh ! who would inhabit This bleak world alone ? " A Brief Biographic Excerpt for Wikipedia " Thomas Moore was born on the corner of Aungier Street in Dublin, Ireland over his father's grocery shop. He was educated at Trinity
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