“All that's bright must fade,—
The brightest and the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made,
But to be lost when sweetest.”

—  Thomas Moore

"All that's Bright Must Fade" (Indian Air), National Airs (1823).

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Irish poet, singer and songwriter 1779–1852

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