The Light of Other Days

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The Light of Other Days by Thomas Moore

 OFT, in the stilly night, 
 Ere slumber's chain has bound me, 
Fond Memory brings the light 
 Of other days around me: 
 The smiles, the tears 
 Of boyhood's years, 
 The words of love then spoken; 
 The eyes that shone, 
 Now dimm'd and gone, 
 The cheerful hearts now broken! 
Thus, in the stilly night, 
 Ere slumber's chain has bound me, 
Sad Memory brings the light 
 Of other days around me. 

When I remember all 
 The friends, so link'd together, 
I've seen around me fall 
 Like leaves in wintry weather, 
 I feel like one 
 Who treads alone 
 Some banquet-hall deserted, 
 Whose lights are fled, 
 Whose garlands dead, 
 And all but he departed! 
Thus, in the stilly night, 
 Ere slumber's chain has bound me. 
Sad Memory brings the light 
 Of other days around me.

Form: Lyric

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