Poems you ought to know . 100. BELIEVE ME, IF ALL THOSE ENDEARINGYOUNG CHARMS. BY THOMAS MOOKE. In the early part of the last century, when the star of Moore waaat its zenith, no song was more popular than this, perhaps as much forthe charming air to which it is set as for the beauty and rhythm of itswords. Believe me, if all those endearing charms, Which I gaze on so fondly today,Were to change by tomorrow, and fleet in my arms, Like fairy-gifts fading wouldst still be adord, as this moment thou art, Let thy loveliness fade as it willAnd around the dear ruin each wish of my heart Wo
Poems you ought to know . 100. BELIEVE ME, IF ALL THOSE ENDEARINGYOUNG CHARMS. BY THOMAS MOOKE. In the early part of the last century, when the star of Moore waaat its zenith, no song was more popular than this, perhaps as much forthe charming air to which it is set as for the beauty and rhythm of itswords. Believe me, if all those endearing charms, Which I gaze on so fondly today,Were to change by tomorrow, and fleet in my arms, Like fairy-gifts fading wouldst still be adord, as this moment thou art, Let thy loveliness fade as it willAnd around the dear ruin each wish of my heart Would entwine itself verdantly still. It is not while beauty and youth are thine own, And thy cheeks unprofand by a tear,That the fervor and faith of a soul can be known, To which time will but make thee more dear;No, the heart that has truly loved never forgets. But as surely loves on to the close,As the sunflower turns on her god, when he sets, The same look that she turned when he rose.
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