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The harp that once through Tara's halls The soul of music shed, Now hangs as mute on Tara's walls As if that soul were fled. So sleeps the pride of former days, So glory's thrill is o'er; And hearts that once beat high for praise Now feel that pulse no more.

The harp that once through Tara's halls The soul of music shed, Now hangs as mute on Tara's walls As if that soul were fled. So sleeps the pride of former days, So glory's thrill is o'er; And hearts that once beat high for praise Now feel that pulse no more.

Approximate author period: c. 1815 AD · industrial

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Thomas Moore
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Approximate author period: c. 1815 AD · industrial
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Familiar Quotations, ninth edition (1905 printing) (1905 AD)

The Harp that once through Tara's Halls.

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