Thomas Moore
Thomas Moore was born on May 29, 1779 in Dublin. His father was a grocer, Moore came from a poor family and he never made a secret of it. On the contrary, in his poem ‘Epitaph on a Tuft-Hunter’ he mocked
Tom started writing poems quite early. He was educated at Trinity College and studied law at the Middle Temple in London. At the beginning of the 19 th century he published his first book, “The Poetical works of Thomas Little”.
Moore had major success as a society figure in London, and worked in the Bermuda Islands for a year. Then he returned to England after travelling around the U. S. and Canada.
“Epistles, Odes and other Poems” was born from his journeys. The songs from his famous book “Irish Melodies”, based on folk tunes, became very popular and gained sympathy for the Irish nationalists. Best known of these poems are “The Last Rose of Summer”, “Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms”
After some time he tried to write satire. In serious satire he wasn’t very successful, but in light and witty verse he was brilliant. He was recognized as the best specialist in this genre. His works, such as The Fudge Family in Paris (1818), portray the politics and manners of the Regency period.
In 1817 he published the narrative poem Lalla Rookh which proved to be enormously successful. The poem tells the story of love and bravery; it’s full of beauty, rich imagination, real and impressive pictures.
He finally settled in Sloperton Cottage at Bromham, Wiltshire, England, and became a novelist and biographer as well as a successful poet. He was awarded a literary pension and was considered as important a writer as Byron and Sir Walter Scott.
Moore died on February 25, 1852. He is buried in the Church of St. Nicholas, Bromham, Wiltshire, England.
Moore remained a popular writer for the rest of his life and he is still Ireland’s national bard. Born in Ireland, Moore was a talented singer and musician with a natural ability as a lyric writer. His dramatic views of nature are so beautiful and impressive and it is so easy to
