Thomas Moore (28 May 1779 – 25 February 1852), was an Irish writer, poet, and lyricist celebrated for his Irish Melodies. His setting of English-language verse to old Irish tunes marked the transition in popular Irish culture from Irish to English. Politically, Moore was recognised in England as a press,...
To the soul, there is hardly anything more healing than friendship.
The heart that has truly loved never forgets, But as truly loves on to the close.
Sweet is made sweeter after we eat something bitter.
The sweetest noise on earth, a woman's tongue; A string which hath no discord.
Having this, and losing it, made it even sweeter the second time around.
—R.K. Lilley in Lovely Trigger