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
| James Fenimore Cooper - American literature - 1870 - 494 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." Laila Rookk. THE season had now advanced to the first days of February,... | |
| John Campbell Colquhoun - 1870 - 180 pages
...an unhealthy sentimentality into the brightness of Christian hope. Oh ! ever thus since childhood's hour I 've seen my fondest hopes decay, I never loved a tree, a flower, I never nursed a dear gazelle To glad me with its soft black eye; But when it came to know... | |
| 1870 - 436 pages
...which she sang, when alone, to a plaintive tune : — '' О ! 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," etc. With a cup full of comforts, and running over with plenty, for... | |
| William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1871 - 968 pages
...last, — 'T was bright, 't was heavenly, but 'tis past ! 0, ever thus, from childhood's hour, I 'те as I I never nursed a dear gazelle, To glad me with its soft black eye, But when it came to know me well,... | |
| Charles Dickens - 1871 - 306 pages
...always been the same with me," said Mr. Swiveller, " always. 'Twas 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... | |
| Treasury - 1872 - 166 pages
...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 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... | |
| Osborne William Tancock - English language - 1872 - 364 pages
...A sadder and a wiser man He rose the morrow morn. ST COLERIDGE. UL 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... | |
| American poetry - 1872 - 900 pages
...could not last, — 'T was bright, 't'was heavenly, but 'tis past ! 0, ever thus, from childhood's 1 But 't was the first to fade away. I never nursed a dear gazelle, To glad me with its soft -black... | |
| Poetry - 1872 - 710 pages
...could not last ; 'Twas bright, 'twas heavenly, but 'tis past I 0, ever thus, from childhood's hour, Tve . 'twas the first to fade away. I never nursed a dear gazelle, To glad me with its soft black eye, But... | |
| Charles Dickens - English fiction - 1872 - 254 pages
...always been the same with me," said Mr. Swiveller, "always. 'Twas 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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