 | Thomas Moore - 1859
...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... | |
 | Harvey Marriott - 1859
...most, hath never all. R. SOUTHWELL, 1560. THE COMPLAINT. OH, ever thus, from childhopd's hour I've seen my fondest hopes decay ; I never loved a tree or flower, But 'twas the first to fade away. D2 I never nursed a dear gazelle, To glad me with its soft black eye,... | |
 | James Fenimore Cooper - 1860
...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." Lalla Rookk. THE season had now advanced to the first days of February,... | |
 | LE ROY J. HALSEY, D.D. - 1860
...snatched 7? ' "'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... | |
 | James Fenimore Cooper - 1861
...projected voyage to the Indies was finally at an end. CHAPTER VIII. " Oh 1 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." TiATJ.4. EOOEH. THE season had now advanced to the first days of February,... | |
 | James Fenimore Cooper - 1861 - 530 pages
...an end. CHAPTER VIIL " Oh ! ever thus, from childhood's hour, I 've seen ray fondest hopes decay J I never loved a tree or flower, But 't was the first to fade a\ťay." LALLA ROOKH. THB season had now advanced to the first days of February, and, in that low latitude,... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Readers (Secondary) - 1861 - 552 pages
...his ages by. * Temple of the Sun at Balbeo H1NDA'S APPEAL. O, 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. T never nursed a dear gazelle, To glad me with its soft black eye, But... | |
 | Quotations - 1861 - 338 pages
...skies, Allures from far, yet as I follow, flies. GOLDSMITH. OI 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... | |
 | R. Bond - 1862
...self-approving hour whole years outweighs SQ Another example, Oh, even from my childhood's hour I've seen my fondest hopes decay! I never loved a tree or flower, But 'twas the first to die; I never nursed a dear gazelle, To glad me with its soft black eye, But when... | |
 | English poets - 1862
...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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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,... 
