If You Have Seen
Good reader! if you e'er have seen,
When Phoebus hastens to his pillow
The mermaids, with their tresses green,
Dancing upon the western billow:
If you have seen, at twilight dim,
When the lone spirit's vesper hymn
Floats wild along the winding shore:
If you have seen, through mist of eve,
The fairy train their ringlets weave,
Glancing along the spangled green;--
If you have seen all this and more,
God bless me! what a deal you've seen!
Enjoy the poem with beautiful music.
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Who wrote the poem "If You Have Seen"?
Thomas Moore (May 28, 1779 – February 25, 1852)
Thomas Moore was an Irish poet, satirist,
musician, and political writer. He was a close friend of the famous poets, Lord
Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley. He graduated Trinity College, Dublin, in 1799
and studied law at Middle Temple in London. He gave up his legal career
(against his mother’s hope) to become a full-time writer and became famous as a
poet, translator, and musician. Today, he is often considered as the Bard of
Ireland and an important figure in the British literature.
"If You Have Seen" explanation
In the poem, the speaker asks the reader if
he/she has seen various elements of life, some real and natural, some unreal
and imaginative. By describing these intriguing moments, worth noticing to
fully appreciate our life and the world, the poet shows his unique
perspectives.
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