Poem by Thomas Moore

Of All the Men

Of all the men one meets about,
	There’s none like Jack – he’s everywhere: 
At church – park – auction – dinner – rout – 
	Go when  and where you will, he’s there. 

Try the West End, he’s at your back – 
	Meets you, like Eurus, in the East –  
You’re call’d upon for “How do, Jack?”
	One hundred times a day, at least. 

A friend of his one evening said,
	At home he took his pensive way, 
“Upon my soul, I fear Jack’s dead –
	I’ve seen him but three times to-day!”

1. From “Irish Melodies”. 47. What the Bee Is to the Floweret
2. From “The Odes of Anacreon”. Ode 32
3. From “The Odes of Anacreon”. Ode 16
4. From “Irish Melodies”. 3. Erin! The Tear and the Smile in Thine Eyes
5. From “The Odes of Anacreon”. Ode 74

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