THIS MONTH’S PARODY (Aug 15) I never nursed a dear gazelle

OH! EVER THUS, FROM CHILDHOOD’S HOUR  Thomas Moore (1779-1852) was an Irish poet, singer, songwriter, and entertainer, now best remembered for the lyrics of The Minstrel Boy and The Last Rose of Summer. He was responsible, with John Murray, for burning Lord Byron’s memoirs after his death Oh! ever thus, from childhood’s hour, I’ve seen…