“Accurst is the march of that glory
Which treads o'er the hearts of the free.”

— Thomas Moore

Forget not the field where they perish'd, st. 4
Irish Melodies http://www.musicanet.org/robokopp/moore.html (1807–1834)

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Irish poet, singer and songwriter 1779–1852

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