The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1852-04-27
From tie Boston COuFies
Death OF the Poet Moore.

great Lyric Toet homaS Moore. lie
died at Slope.on Cottage, Devices, near
the seat OF bis noble friend the Marquis
Of fLandsdowne, on the 9th ultimo, in
The 72d year Of his age. The event
though not unexpected by those who
knew the sad condition Of health in
which he has fingered for the last year
will be mourned by many nations
And Ireland will weep for him, not
only as one ofIhe first and foremost Of
her men of genius, but because he was
a lover OF hIs country, and consecrated
the flower and fruit of his genius TO her
cause. When Moore composed bis
melodies" Il was both questionable
and unsafe to be an Irish patriot but
soon after their appearance, fair lips
sung the sorrows of his country, and
bright eyes wept over them in the sa
looms, and music rooms OF the lordly
mansions of England; and the young,
and the lovely, and the tender hearted
took an interest in her history and poll.
tica! condition, which the loudest agi>
tators could not have awakened His
skill in music, his wit, his knowlede.
and charming conversational powers,
made him the idol of the FIRST circles In
the empire but he was never ashamed
of his country or his origin, nor never
missed an occasion to plead her cause,
where it was most likely 10 be eflectu.
all For this and other reasons he was
a benefactor of his race and nation,
and they will remember him with a
personal and cordial affection, indie.
pendent Of the admiration to which his
genius entities him. That he inspired
many Of the nobility of England with a
love for Ireland, as well as his bosom
friend, Lord Byron is we'll known but
the latter has recorded his feelings in
imperishable verse, which is not whol.
ly Inappropriate to quote in this connec.
tion
My voice, though but humble, was raised for
thy light;
My vote, az freeman's, still voted thee fee
This hand, though but feeble, would arm 10
thy fight, 80
And this heart, tho outwOrp, had tIrob
still for thee
For loved thee and thine, though thou art not
my land
have known gallant hearts, and great souls
in thy sons
And | wept with the world DER the patriot
band
Who are gone; but ! weep them no longer
as once.
q
Blu. if aughs in this bosom can quench lor an
hour,
My contempt for nation too servile 70 sore,
Which, tho trod like worm, will NOT turn
upon power; ...s. sd. B.
IT'S the glory Of Graitan and genions Of
Moore.
Moore was born in Dublin, on the
2sih Of May, 1850. and WAS educated
at Trinity College, where he was a
a classmate of Robert Emmitt's. lie
was intended for The bar, and kept his
terms for while in one of the Inns OF
Court of London. But he was fonder
of Greek than of Norman-French or
Law.Latin, and make a poeticaI trans>
latiOn Of Anacreon; instead OF studying
Fsarne on Remainders. His name,
therefore, is not 20 be found in the
" Reports" but IL is written in other
volumes. some of which, at least, will
have a perpetuity as enduring as our
language.
The stars Of literature have always
appeared In clusters. In England, we
have had great consultations Of poets
in the reign of Elizabeth and of Anne,
and Of George iii. and Nv. The last
star has now faded from the sky. All
The great cofemporaFies of Moore had
gone before him-Byron, Scott. Cole
ridge, Wordsworth, Soutbey, Shelly
Moore, all are now gone and 10 is not
unkiDd to many excellent living poets
both IN our country and England, iosay
that the sthornes are vacant, and that
there rs every prospect OF long inter-
rcgnum. We shall take occasion in
another notice to speake Of the cbarac-
teresticss Of the genius of Moore; we
have now scarcely time TO record the
intelligence Of his death but wc could
not let the occasion pass without ex-
pressing our afectionate admiralion Oh
The man and bis works. He was the
Burns of Ireland, and why he WIS MOI
Che equal Of Borns. we shall eBdessoi
TO show at another time. II bas been
said that The poets : learn In saTeriss
what thsy teach in sorgs' He wrote
with q joyous, cheerful spirit, and Iet
happy, contenfed, honorable, usefu
life. Hewas faithful TO all the obIiea
tons of home and society was a eoot
husband, father, friend and citizen.
Farewell 10 thee, Tom Moore.
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B The mo'ioh made for re.lesnne
before the supyene Cour. By Ms. GsineI