Quote#Art
Believe me, if all those endearing young charms
Quote byThomas Moore · 1779–1852
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Irish Melodies (1807–1834), Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms, st. 1..
English (original)
Believe me, if all those endearing young charms Which I gaze on so fondly to-day, Were to change by to-morrow and fleet in my arms, Like fairy gifts fading away. Thou wouldst still be adored as this moment thou art, Let thy loveliness fade as it will, And around the dear ruin each wish of my heart, Would entwine itself verdantly still.
— Thomas Moore
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Self is the medium thro' which Judgment's ray Can seldom pass without being turned astray.
Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The rapids are near, and the daylight's past.
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Just as the mind the erring sense believes, The erring mind, in turn, the sense deceives.
And oh if there be an Elysium on earth, It is this, it is this!
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