To Thomas Moore
by George Gordon, Lord Byron


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  1.   My boat is on the shore,
  2.      And my bark is on the sea;
  3.   But, before I go, Tom Moore,
  4.      Here’s a double health to thee!

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  5.   Here’s a sigh to those who love me,
  6.      And a smile to those who hate;
  7.   And, whatever sky’s above me,
  8.      Here’s a heart for every fate.

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  9.   Though the ocean roar around me,
  10.      Yet it still shall bear me on;
  11.   Though a desert should surround me,
  12.      It hath springs that may be won.

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  13.   Were’t the last drop in the well,
  14.      As I gasp’d upon the brink,
  15.   Ere my fainting spirit fell,
  16.      ’Tis to thee that I would drink.

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  17.   With that water, as this wine,
  18.      The libation I would pour
  19.   Should be—peace with thine and mine,
  20.      And a health to thee, Tom Moore!

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