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George Gordon Byron - To Thomas Moore (My Boat Is On The Shore)
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                     I.
My boat is on the shore,
   And my bark is on the sea;
But before I go, Tom Moore,
   Here`s a double health to thee!

                    II.
Here`s a sigh to those who love me,
   And a smile to those who hate;
And, whatever sky`s above me,
Here`s a heart for every fate.
 
                   III.
Though the ocean roar around me,
   Yet it still shall bear me on;
Though a desert should surround me,
   It hath springs that may be won.
 
                  IV.
Were`t the last drop in the well,
   As I gasp`d upon the brink,
Ere my fainting spirit fell
   `Tis to thee that I would drink.
 
                    V.
With that water, as this wine,
   The libation I would pour
Should be - peace with thine and mine,
   And a health to thee, Tom Moore.
 
July 1817.
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