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 - 1867 - 492 pages
...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 Rookh. THE season had now advanced to the first days of February,... | |
| John Bartlett - Quotations - 1868 - 828 pages
...Paradise and the Peri. But the trail of the serpent is over them all. ibid. O, ever thus, from childhood's hour, I Ve seen my fondest hopes decay ; I never loved...tree or flower, But 't was 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,... | |
| George Frederick Pardon - 1868 - 302 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... | |
| Charles Dickens - 1868 - 1258 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... | |
| Mary Louise Redd Cook - Southern States - 1868 - 336 pages
...tones, would sing that beautiful song from Lalla Rookh : 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 nurs'da dear gazelle, To glad me with its soft black eye, But... | |
| Annie Nelles Dumond - Booksellers and bookselling - 1868 - 404 pages
...of affection was doomed to fade and die before me. "'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 10 fade away." I never nursed a dear gazelle, To glad me with its soft black eye. But... | |
| Treasury - 1869 - 474 pages
...Paradise and the Peri. But the trail of the serpent is over them all. ibid. O, ever thus, from childhood's hour, I Ve seen my fondest hopes decay ; I never loved...tree or flower, But 't was the first to fade away. Tlie I'ire-Worshipfers. I never nursed a dear ga2elle, To glad me with its soft black eye, But when... | |
| Annie Nelles Dumond - Booksellers and bookselling - 1869 - 482 pages
...of affection was doomed to fade and die before me. "'Twas 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 nursed a dear gazelle, To glad me with its soft black eye,. But when it learned to love me... | |
| Charles Dickens - 1869 - 544 pages
...has 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... | |
| William Davis (B.A.) - 1869 - 200 pages
...England to itself do rest but true. Shakspere's King Jffhn. 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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