Thomas Moore (1779–1852) Irish poet, singer and songwriter
O! think not my spirits are always as light, st. 1 <br class="br"> Irish Melodies http://www.musicanet.org/robokopp/moore.html (1807–1834)
“And the heart that is soonest awake to the flowers
Is always the first to be touch'd by the thorns.”
Oh think not my Spirits are always as light.
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)
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