Thomas Moore (28 May 1779 – 25 February 1852), was an Irish poet, writer, and lyricist celebrated for his Irish Melodies, which contains works such as The Minstrel Boy (1813) and The Last Rose of Summer (1805). As one of the most cherished poets of the English Romantic era, his...
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