Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-03-20
DEATH OF THE poIr MOORE.


" One Of the items of European news just received
Ipy telegraph is the death Of the great Lyric Poet.
THOMAS MOORE. He died at Superior COTTAGE
A)eyizes near the seat of his noble friend the Mar
gus q Lansdowne, on the 9th utimo, in the 72d
I yearof his age
i The event. (says the Boston Courier though not
unexpected by those who knew the sad condition Of health
In which he has fingered for the last year. win be mourn
cd by many nations And Ireland win weep for him. not
only as one of the first and foremost Of her men OF genius
but because he lover Of his country and consecra
ted the flower and fruit Of his genius her cause When
Moore composed his Melodies it was both unsafe and
questionable to be Irish patriot soon after their
appearance fair lips sung the of his country and
orght eyes wept over them in the saloons and music
rooms OF the ordy mansions Of England and the young
and the lovely and the ender-hearted took an interest
in her history and political condition which the oudest
agtators could not have awakened. His skill in music
his wit his knowledge, and charming conversational
powers made him the idol of the first circles in the En-
pire but he ashamed Of his country or his
origin nor missed occasion plead her cause
where it was most likely be efectual For this and
other reasons he benefactor Of his and nation
and they will remember him with personal and cordial
affection, independent Of the admiration to which his
genius entities him. That he inspired many of the no.
bity Of England with love for Ireland as well as his
bosom FRIEND Lord Byron well known; but the latter
has recorded his feelings in mpershable verse; which it
is not wholly inappropriate to quote in this connexion
ny voice voice s sAsssa ss saa ;s s:i ss s
hand, tho but feeble would arm Int il h WI ssht,
And this heart tho outworn throb sii for thee
For loved thine though thou art not my land
have m. known WIN, gallant hearts sons;
nm S longer s as once
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But i aught in this bosom can queneh for hour -
WY Ny contempt for M, nation too ervi though
IT'S the glory Of Grattan and genius Of Moore
MOORE was born in Dublin on the 28th Of May, $780,
and was educated at Trinity College, where he was
classmate Of Robert Emmett He 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-Latn; and he made poeticaI
translation Of Anacreon instead Of studying Fearne on
Reandas His name, therefore, is not to be found in
the Reports but it is written in other volumes some
Of which, at least will have perpetuity enduring
our language
The stars of literature have always appeared in cus
tiers. In England have had great consultations Of
poets the reign Of Elizabeth and of Anne of George
the ID and 4h The last star has faded from the
before hm-Byron, Scott, Coleridge Wordsworth,
Southey, Shelley Moore all gone and it is not
unkind to many excellent living poets, both in
country and England to say that the thrones vacant
and that there is every prospect of long interregnum.
We shall take occasion in another notice to speak Of the
characteristics Of the genius Of Moore; have now
barely time to record the intelligence Of his death; but
we could notet the occasion without expressing
afectonate admiration of the man and his works. In
imagination in subjective power and in other high atti
butes genius he doubt exceled by Wordsworth
Coerdge and perhaps others of his contemporaries; but
in brightness of fancy, in powers of rhythm and poetic
dicdon, and in all the qualities of lyric poet he
ceed by of them and scarcely equaed by any poet
in any of our literature He the Burns of Ire
land, and why he not the equal of Burns shall
deavor to show at another time 1t has been said that
poets "learn in suffering what they teach in song" but
Moore never assumed the " hypochondracsp He wrote
with joyous, cheerful spirit and led happy content
ed, honorable useful life He faithful to all the
obligations of home and society; good husband,
father, friend, and citizen.
q Farewell to thee Tom Moore %