Download or read book The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore written by Thomas Moore and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-08-01 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore: With the Life of the Author What need of an elaborate criticism of one whose genius won its own way to the highest fame As a lyrist, what age or nation has produced his superior? The vigour of Burns has not Moore's exquisite polish the grace and glow of Berenger has not half his wit. Both masters in political satire, that of Moore was at times wrapped up in figures with inimitable skill. As a patriot he was independent, honest, uncom promising; and his opinions, whether right or wrong, he maintained at all hazards. He stooped for no favours; he fettered his free action by no obligations. He loved aristocratic society, but it was for the refinement and accomplishments to be found in that order; and let us remember that the strength and purity of his affections for his own kin were neither weakened or sullied by his intercourse with the great, and that he could decline a dinner with the viceroy to dine at home with his sister Ellen on salt fish and biscuit. He was an idolizing father and a fond husband; and though the records in his journal tell of frequent visits, which the quieter tastes of his wife declined, yet the numerous entries, spreading over days and weeks, of worked at home, are volumes of calm and 'happy domesticity. Perhaps, after all, the wonder is that the worship of his intellect, the flatteries and fascinations of men and women, did not utterly spoil him. That they did not is a proof of a heart sound at the core, of a nature noble and self-respecting. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.