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Believe Me, if All Those Endearing Young Charms
"Believe Me, if All Those Endearing Young Charms" is a popular folk song of early 19th century Ireland and America. Irish poet Thomas Moore wrote the words to a traditional Irish air in 1808.
==Origins of the melody==
The tune to which Moore set his words is a traditional Irish air, first printed in a London songbook in 1775.〔''Songs of Yale''. New Haven: Yale Glee Club, 2006. p. 150. The website http://www.comtemplator.com/, used in a later reference in this article, claims its first printing was in 1737.〕 It is occasionally wrongly credited to Sir William Davenant, whose older collection of tunes may have been the source for later publishers, including a collection titled ''General Collection of Ancient Irish Music'', compiled by Edward Bunting in 1796. Sir John Andrew Stevenson has been credited as responsible for the music for Moore's setting.〔''William Davenant, 1606-1668''. http://www.pdmusic.org/biographies/Davenant%20William%20Davenant.pdf, accessed Feb. 3rd, 2010.〕
It is thought that after Thomas Moore's wife, Elizabeth, was badly scarred by smallpox, she refused to leave her room, believing herself ugly and unlovable. To convince her his love was unwavering, Moore composed the ‘Endearing’ poem which he set to an old Irish melody and sang outside her bedroom door. He later wrote that this restored her confidence and re-kindled their love.
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