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The Minstrel Boy to the war is gone,
In the ranks of death you'll find him;
His father's sword he has girded on,
And his wild harp slung behind him.

— Thomas Moore Irish Melodies (1807)

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But there's nothing half so sweet in life
As love's young dream.

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Just as the mind the erring sense believes,
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Go where glory waits thee,
But while fame elates thee,
Oh! still remember me!

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