 | Charles Bucke - 1837 - 488 pages
...they loveOh ! ever thus from childhood's hour, I've seen my fondest hopes decay ; I've never lov'da tree or flower, But 'twas the first to fade away ! I never nurs'da dear gazelle, To glad me with its soft black eye, But when it came to know me well, And love... | |
 | 1842 - 574 pages
...still, as that before, Till tired he sleeps, and life's dull play is o'er.' — POPE. ' THUS FVES. ' Oh ever thus from childhood's hour, IVe seen my fondest...I never nursed a dear gazelle, To glad me with its sort black eye, But when it came to know me well And love me, it was sure to die.' MOORE. ( Quis quod... | |
 | William Martin - Readers - 1838 - 368 pages
...to-night ! I knew, I knew it would not last — 'Twas bright, 'twas heavenly, but 'tis past ! Oh ! ever thus, from childhood's hour, I've seen my fondest...flower, But 'twas the first to fade away. I never nurs'da dear gazelle, To glad me with its soft black eye, But when it came to know me well, And love... | |
 | Mark Wilks - Death - 1838 - 218 pages
...happiness in any thing short of God himself. THE REMONSTRANCE. Oh ! ever thus from childhood's hour, I 've seen my fondest hopes decay, I never loved a tree or flower, But 't was the first to fade away. I never nursed a dear gazelle, To glad me with his soft black eye, But... | |
 | mme. Brendlah - 1838 - 260 pages
...instinctively, she repeated those beautiful lines of Moore : — Oh! ever thus, from childhood's hour, I 've seen my fondest hopes decay ; I never loved a tree or flower, But 't was the first to fade away. I never nursed a dear gazelle, To glad me with its soft black eye, But... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1838 - 412 pages
...— to-night ! I knew, I knew it could not last — Twas bright, 'twas heavenly, but 'tis past ! Oh ! ever thus, from childhood's hour, I've seen my fondest hopes decay ; I never lov'da tree or flower, But 'twas the first to fade away. I never nurs'da dear gazelle, To glad me with... | |
 | Douglas Jerrold - 1838 - 1026 pages
...John. " A specious of goat, John," answered Cratnlington, and proceeded — " ' I never reared a young gazelle, To glad me 'with its soft black eye, But when it knew and loved me well, Was sure to die.'" " It always happened to my father with his bulfinches, sir,"... | |
 | James Fenimore Cooper - 1840 - 502 pages
...voyage to the Indies was finally at an end. CHAPTER VIII. "Oh! ever thus, from childhood'* hour I 've seen my fondest hopes decay; I never loved a tree or flower, But 'twas the first to fade away." Latta Rookh. THE season had now advanced to the first days of February, and, in that low latitude,... | |
 | American periodicals - 1840 - 566 pages
...Rhenish at a feast, was nevertheless dragooned into the service : ' Thus ever from my natal hour I "ve seen my fondest hopes decay ; I never loved a tree or flower, But 't was the first to fade away.' The way in which this dolorous quotation was sobbed forth by Arabella,... | |
 | American periodicals - 1840 - 576 pages
...flask of Rhenish at a feast, was nevertheless dragoone service : ' Thus ever from my natal hour I 'vo seen my fondest hopes decay ; I never loved a tree or flower, But "t was the first to fade away.' The way in which this dolorous quotation was sobbed forth by would... | |
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Oh! ever thus, from childhood's hour, I've seen my fondest hopes decay; I never loved a tree or flower, But 'twas the first to fade away. 
