Quotes from work
Irish Melodies

Thomas Moore
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“You may break, you may shatter the vase, if you will,
But the scent of the roses will hang round it still.”

Thomas Moore Irish Melodies

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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