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
| Patrick Branwell Brontė - Biography & Autobiography - 1997 - 570 pages
...told him why and he murmured as he turned, to himself Twas ever thus — since childhoods hour Ive seen my fondest hopes decay I never loved a tree or flower But twas the first to fade away!"10 A pretty thing My Lord I thought to be dealing sentiment upon the destruction... | |
| John Bowen - Literary Criticism - 2003 - 244 pages
...effect' (417) and tells them, pastiching Thomas Moore, '"'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... | |
| D. H. Lawrence, M. L. Skinner - Fiction - 2002 - 568 pages
...Fire-Worshippers' in Lalla Rookh (1817) by Thomas Moore (1779-1852): '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, / ... But when ... love me, it was... | |
| Irene Gammel - Literary Criticism - 2005 - 321 pages
...borne other troubles so I suppose I can live through this. 'Twas ever thus since 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 tamed a Soulful one To glad me with his bright blue eye, But... | |
| Alistair Paterson - Aboriginal Australians - 2008 - 292 pages
...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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