Thomas Moore: Life is a waste of wearisome hours, Which seldom the rose of enjoyment adorns, And the heart that is soonest awake to th

Life is a waste of wearisome hours, Which seldom the rose of enjoyment adorns, A — Thomas Moore

Life is a waste of wearisome hours, Which seldom the rose of enjoyment adorns, And the heart that is soonest awake to the flowers, Is always the first to be touch'd by the thorns.

Thomas Moore

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