Thomas Moore in Mayfield Cottage, nr. Ashbourne, Derbyshire - 25 October, 1814
from Letter from Thomas Moore to Lady Donegal, 25 October 1814, pages 44–45:
“When I consider (says Sir W. Temple) how many noble and esteemable men, how many lovely and agreeable women, I have outlived among my acquaintance and friends, methinks it looks impertinent to be still alive.” There are already three whom I (at least fancied I) loved, now cold in the earth!
“Then warm in love, now withering in the grave.”
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cite as
Thomas Moore, Letter from Thomas Moore to Lady Donegal, 25 October 1814. In Lord John Russell and Lord John Russell (ed.), Memoirs, Journal and Correspondence of Thomas Moore, volume 2 (London, 1853), p. 44–45. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1593534816220 accessed: 12 December, 2024
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hide composersmelancholy music | performed by Thomas Moore |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 25 October, 1814 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in private, indoors, solitary |
Originally submitted by lcc5 on Tue, 30 Jun 2020 17:33:36 +0100
Approved on Wed, 29 Jul 2020 12:15:39 +0100