Living

Song: Up with the sparkling brimmer

by Thomas Moore 1779–1852

From Evenings in Greece

Living

Up with the sparkling brimmer,
Up to the crystal rim;
Let not a moonbeam glimmer
'Twixt the flood and brim.
When hath the world set eyes on
Aught to match this light,
Which o'er our cup's horizon
Dawns in bumpers bright?

Truth in a deep well lieth--
So the wise aver;
But Truth the fact denieth--
Water suits not her.
No, her abode's in brimmers,
Like this mighty cup--
Waiting till we, good swimmers,
Dive to bring her up.

MLA

Moore, Thomas. “Song: Up with the sparkling brimmer.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/moore/556/.

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Moore, Thomas. “Song: Up with the sparkling brimmer.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/moore/556/.

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