“You may break, you may shatter the vase, if you will,
But the scent of the roses will hang round it still.”
Farewell! But Whenever You Welcome the Hour, st. 3.
Source: Irish Melodies http://www.musicanet.org/robokopp/moore.html (1807–1834)
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Irish poet, singer and songwriter 1779–1852Related quotes
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