 The limits of their little reign, And unknown regions dare descry ; Still as they run they look behind, They hear a voice in every wind, And snatch a fearful joy. Gay hope is theirs, by fancy fed, Less pleasing, when possest, ; The tear forgot as soon...  The Western Monthly Review - Page 497edited by - 1830Full view - About this book
 | William Fordyce Mavor - English literature - 1829 - 540 pages
...the gay fancies of hope which then danced before my enchanted eyes. I take a pleasing retrospect of The thoughtless day, the easy night, The spirits pure, the slumbers light, That fly 'th approach of mom ; And for a moment I forget the weary steps I have since trodden, the disappointed... | |
 | George Wickham - 1829 - 224 pages
...OB, A VIEW OF CHRIST'S HOSPITAL. ' Gay hope is theirs, by Fancy fed, Less pleasing when possess'd; The tear forgot as soon as shed, The sunshine of the breast,' [ENTERED AT STATIONERS* «ALt. ] SWAFFHAM : PRINTED BY AND FOR F. SKILL, SOLD IN LONDON BY IIARVEY... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - English poetry - 1830 - 256 pages
...every wind, And snatch a fearful joy. Gay Hope is theirs, by Fancy fed, i Lees pleasing, when pnssest The tear forgot as soon as shed, The sunshine of the...Wild wit, invention ever new, And lively cheer of vigour born ; The thoughtless day, the easy night, The spirits pure, the slumbers light, That fly th'... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - American poetry - 1830 - 516 pages
...every wind, And-snatch a fearful joy. Gay hope is theirs by fancy fed, Less pleasing when possess'd ; The tear forgot as soon as shed, The sunshine of the...Theirs buxom Health, of rosy hue, Wild Wit, Invention ever-new, And lively cheer, of vigour born ; The thoughtless day, the easy night, The spirits pure,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1830 - 844 pages
...the breast. Theirs buxom health of rosy hue, Wild wir, invention ever new, And lively cheer of vigour as. which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the Alas ! regardless of their doom, The little victims piny ; Ko sense have they of ills to come, Nor... | |
 | William Lisle Bowles - 1830 - 330 pages
...ELECTION-CHAMBER REFLECTIONS ON PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Gay hope is theirs, by fancy fed, Less pleasing when possess'd; The tear forgot as soon as shed, The sunshine of the breast. GRAY. WE have now placed our young scholar," pauper scholaris," on that ancient foundation which has... | |
 | William Lisle Bowles - Anglican Communion - 1830 - 332 pages
...ELECTION-CHAMBER REFLECTIONS ON PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Gay hope is theirs, by fancy fed, Less pleasing when possess'd; The tear forgot as soon as shed, The sunshine of the breast. GRAY. WE have now placed our young scholar, " pauper scholaris" on that ancient foundation which has... | |
 | John Evans - Life - 1831 - 322 pages
...life is the happiest season of existence. Thus Gray: Gay Hope is theirs by fancy fed, Less pleasing when possest ; The tear forgot as soon as shed, The sunshine of the breast ! And Southey, speaking of his early years, and the place where he was educated, exclaims : CORSTON,... | |
 | 1831 - 584 pages
...in my conscience beseech the Almighty to bless. JSB A SHORT LETTER FROM A FATHER TO HIS CHILDREN. " The tear forgot as soon as shed, The sunshine of the breast." MY DEAR CHILDREN, IT has pleased the Almighty, in his infinite wisdom, to remove from you one of the... | |
 | Mary Martha Sherwood - English fiction - 1831 - 400 pages
...down the hill towards the parsonage, reminding me of those pretty lines, so applicable to youth, " The tear forgot as soon as shed, The sunshine of the breast." I then joined the doctor, who thought it right to account to me for his having spoken harshly, as he... | |
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