 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 ; I never nursed a dear gazelle, To glad me with its soft black eye, But when it came to know me well, And love me,...  American Monthly Knickerbocker - Page 5071840Full view - About this book
 | John Bartlett - Quotations - 1856 - 660 pages
...mysteries ! THOMAS MOORE. 1780-1852. Lalla Bookh. The Fire- Worshippers. O, ever thus from childhood's hour I 've seen my fondest hopes decay ; I never loved...or flower, But 't was the first to fade away. The Light of the Harem. Alas ! how light a cause may move Dissension between hearts that love ! Hearts... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1856 - 426 pages
...could not last — " T was bright, 't was heavenly, but 't is past ! " Oh ! ever thus, from childhood's hour, " I 've seen my fondest hopes decay ; " I never...tree or flower, " But "t was 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... | |
 | Thomas Moore - Irish poetry - 1856 - 424 pages
..." 'T was bright, 't was heavenly, but 't is past ! " 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 nurs'da dear gazelle, " To glad me with its soft black eye, " But when it came to know me... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1856 - 830 pages
...last — " T was bright, 'twas heavenly, but 'tis pastl " Oh ! ever thus, from childhood's hour, * I never loved 'a tree or flower, " But 't was 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... | |
 | James Fenimore Cooper - American fiction - 1857 - 500 pages
...projected voyage to the Indies was finally at an end. CHAPTER VIII. "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." I. 'ilia Rookk. THE season had now advanced to the first days of February,... | |
 | Uncle George, George Frederick Pardon - Amusements - 1857 - 232 pages
...first says Shakspeare, might give a passage from Moore : " 0 ! 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. I never nursed a dear gazelle, To glad me with its soft black eye, But... | |
 | New York (N.Y.) - 1857 - 396 pages
...in one of the sweetest lyrics in the English language: _ " 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; I never nursed a dear gazelle, To glad me with its soft blue eye, But... | |
 | William Platt - 1857 - 1138 pages
...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 loved a tree or flower, But 'twas the first to fade away. * * * * Now too — the joy most like divine Of all I ever dreamt or... | |
 | Metta Victoria Fuller Victor - Women authors, American - 1859 - 314 pages
...all used up ; and this last is the unkindest cut of all. " 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 ; I never nursed a nice young man That from a runaway buggy fell, Binding... | |
 | Charles James Cannon - American fiction - 1859 - 288 pages
...last ! — ' 'Twas bright, 'twas heavenly, but 'tis past ! 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 ; I never nursed a dear gazelle, To glad me with its soft black eye, But,... | |
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