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Love and War (Author: Thomas Osborne Davis)

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1. How soft is the moon on Glengariff,
   The rocks seem to melt with the light:
   Oh! would I were there with dear Fanny
   To tell her that love is as bright;
   And nobly the sun of July
   O'er the waters of Adragoole shines—
   Oh! would that I saw the green banner
   Blaze there over conquering lines.
2. Oh! love is more fair than the moonlight,
   And glory more grand than the sun:
   And there is no rest for a brave heart,
   Till its bride and its laurels are won;

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   But next to the burst of our banner,
   And the smile of dear Fanny, I crave
   The moon on the rocks of Glengariff—
   The sun upon Adragoole's wave.