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Poem
July 16, 1819
The Rhode Island American, And General Advertiser
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
Song by Thomas Moore from 'Selection of Popular National Airs,' where a slighted lover vows to return and comfort in times of despair, likening to a bird welcomed back in winter.
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Miscellaneous Selections.
The following beautiful Songs by Thomas
Moore, from his "Selection of Popular Na-
tional Airs," it is believed have never ap-
peared in any of our papers. In the first
Song, the metre of the words is necessarily
sacrificed to the Air:
SHOULD THOSE FOND HOPES.
Should those fond hopes e'er forsake thee,
Which now so sweetly thy heart employ
Should the cold world come to wake thee
From all thy visions of youth and joy,
Should the gay friends on whom thou would'st
banish
Him who once thought thy young heart his
own,
All like spring birds falsely vanish,
And leave thy winter unheeded and lone--
Oh! 'tis then he thou hast slighted
Would come to cheer thee when all seemed
o'er;
Then the truant, lost and blighted,
Would to his bosom be taken once more.
Like that dear bird we both can remember,
Who left us when summer shone round,
But when chilled by bleak December,
Upon our threshold a welcome still found.
The following beautiful Songs by Thomas
Moore, from his "Selection of Popular Na-
tional Airs," it is believed have never ap-
peared in any of our papers. In the first
Song, the metre of the words is necessarily
sacrificed to the Air:
SHOULD THOSE FOND HOPES.
Should those fond hopes e'er forsake thee,
Which now so sweetly thy heart employ
Should the cold world come to wake thee
From all thy visions of youth and joy,
Should the gay friends on whom thou would'st
banish
Him who once thought thy young heart his
own,
All like spring birds falsely vanish,
And leave thy winter unheeded and lone--
Oh! 'tis then he thou hast slighted
Would come to cheer thee when all seemed
o'er;
Then the truant, lost and blighted,
Would to his bosom be taken once more.
Like that dear bird we both can remember,
Who left us when summer shone round,
But when chilled by bleak December,
Upon our threshold a welcome still found.
What sub-type of article is it?
Song
What themes does it cover?
Love Courtship
What keywords are associated?
Thomas Moore
Fond Hopes
Slighted Lover
Returning Affection
Winter Loneliness
What entities or persons were involved?
Thomas Moore
Poem Details
Title
Should Those Fond Hopes.
Author
Thomas Moore
Form / Style
Lyric With Metre Adapted To Air
Key Lines
Should Those Fond Hopes E'er Forsake Thee,
Which Now So Sweetly Thy Heart Employ
Oh! 'Tis Then He Thou Hast Slighted
Would Come To Cheer Thee When All Seemed O'er;
Like That Dear Bird We Both Can Remember,