 Now, Spring returns : but not to me returns The vernal joy my better years have known ; Dim in my breast life's dying taper burns, And all the joys of life with health are flown.  The British Essayists - Page 174edited by - 1807Full view - About this book
 | Michael Bruce - 1770 - 144 pages
...returns : but not to me returns The Ternal joy my better years have known ; Dim in- my breaft life's dying taper burns, And all the joys of life with health are flown. XVII. Starting and fhtv'ring in th' inponftant wind, Meagre and pale, the ghoft of what I was, Beneath... | |
 | Several Hands - 1781 - 588 pages
...poem on bis own approaching death ; with the latter part of which I (hall conclude this paper. ' Now Spring returns ; but not to me returns The vernal joy my better years have known : Dim in my brealt life's dying taper burns, And all the joys of life with health are fiown. 4 Starting and Ihiv'ring... | |
 | Literature - 1781 - 316 pages
...on his own approaching death ; with the latter part of which I fhall conclude this paper. Now fpring returns ; but not to me returns The vernal joy my better years have known : Dim in my breaft life's dying taper burns, And all the joys of life with health are flown. Starting and (hiv'ring... | |
 | 1791 - 822 pages
...Scotland, on hit approaching Dijjiilutian. lit died at the Agt of il, of a Cexfumption. NOW ipring returns; but not to me returns The vernal joy my better years have known : Dim in my brcalt life's dying taper burns, And all the joys of life with health are flown. Starting and fhiv'ring... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 1288 pages
...anxious wifhes e'er difturb'd my eafc ; [more. Heav'n gave content and health — I afk'd n<{ Now fpring returns : but not to me returns The vernal joy my better years have known ; Dim in my bread life's dying taper burns, And all the joys of life with health are flown. Starting and fhiv'ring... | |
 | 1795 - 1334 pages
...pathetically citr ~.U!, indio univerl'ally interefting, that ii powerfully awakens all our tesdernels. • but not to me returns The vernal joy my better years have known; Dim in my breaft life's dying taper burns. And all the joys of lite, with health are flown. much mult every feeling... | |
 | Jeremiah Whitaker Newman - Anecdotes - 1796 - 296 pages
...of his deceale, wrote ;i poem, which concludes with the following ftanzas: " Dim in my breaft life's dying taper burns, . " And all the joys of life, with health are flown. " Starting and Ihivering at the chilling wind, " Mc-agre and pale, theghoftof what I was, " Beneath fome blafted tree... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 476 pages
...eventful day. § 139. Extrait jfom a Puem on his ir.vn afflroacbiiig Death, ly MICHAF.L BRUCE. ^TOW fpring returns ; but not to me returns •^ The vernal joy my better years hive known : Dim in my bread life's dying taper burns, And all the joys of life v. :th health, arc... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 216 pages
...poem on his own approaching death ; with the latter part of which \ shall conclude this paper. Now spring returns ; but not to me returns The vernal joy my better years have known : Dim in my breast life's dying taper burns, And all the joys of life with health are flown. Starting and shiv'ring in... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 308 pages
...returns i but not to me. returns The vernal joys my better days have known : Dim in my breast life's dying taper burns, And all the joys of life with health are flown. Starting ami shiv'ring in th' inconstant wind, Meagre and pale, the ghost of what I was, Tk-ueatil some blasted... | |
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