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Love And War.

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I.     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. II.     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;     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.

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