Famed Irish poet and songwriter (1779-1852) best known for such verses as ‘The Last Rose of Summer’ and ‘Believe Me If All These Endearing Young Charms.’ Fabulous pairing of original handwritten poems by the great Irish scribe Thomas Moore, both unsigned and penned on individual sheets, 6.25 x 2.75 and 5 x 3.5, with one dated July 1810. The first poem, presumably a version of the humorous 'Impromptu,' in full: "Upon leaving Mr. Kennedy, for want of a pair of breeches— / Between Adam and me the great difference is, / Tho' a paradise each has been forc'd to resign, / That he never wore breeches, till turn'd out of his, / While, for want of my breeches, I'm banish'd from mine!"
The second poem, titled "Irish Melody," mirrors the lyrics of 'Ill Omens,' a poem featured in Moore's 1815 book Irish Melodies, and reads, in full: "When day-light was yet, sleeping under the billow, / And stars in the heavens still lingering shone, / Young Kitty, all blushing, rose up from her pillow, / The last time she e'er was to press it alone. / For the youth, whom she treasured her heart and her soul in / Had promis'd to link the last tie before noon, / And, when once the young heart of a maiden is stolen, / The maiden herself will steal after it soon!" The 'Impromptu' poem is affixed to a slightly larger sheet. In overall good to very good condition, with creasing, staining, small areas of paper loss, and splitting to folds. Accompanied by an engraving of Moore.
