THE YOUNG MAY MOON. THE young May moon is beaming, love, The glow-worm's lamp is gleaming, love, How sweet to rove Through Morna's grove,* When the drowsy world is dreaming, love ! Then awake ! — the heavens look bright, my dear, 'Tis never too late... Beauties of the Scottish poets, or Harp of Renfrewshire, a collection of ... - Page 273by Renfrew county - 1821Full view - About this book
| Thomas Moore - 1860 - 782 pages
...When the drowsy world is dreaming, love ! Then awake! — the heavens look bright, my dear, "Tie never too late for delight, my dear, And the best of all...love, But the Sage, his star-watch keeping, love, And t, whose star, More glorious far, Is the eye from that casement peeping, love. Then awake ! — till... | |
| Thomas Moore - 1861 - 778 pages
...When the drowsy world is dreaming, love ! Then awake ! — the heavens look bright, my dear, Tis never too late for delight, my dear, And the best of all...days, Is to steal a few hours from the night, my dear ! collection, a poem translated from the Irish, by the late John Brown, one of my earliest college... | |
| James Miller - 1861 - 266 pages
...power, save in the fancy of the foolish, or in the wit of the humourist. The one may tell us that— "The best of all ways to lengthen our days, Is to steal a few hours of the night." But we know that such theft deceives itself, is soon detected, and comes to a bad end.... | |
| 1862 - 1096 pages
...(laughter). He meant, however, that they should steal time to serve the cause. An Irish poet said — " The best of all ways To lengthen our days, Is to steal a few hours from the night." Then their duty was lo appeal for the cause. They should join the cause therm-elves, and seek to induce... | |
| Thomas Moore - 1863 - 580 pages
...the drowsy world is dreaming, love I Then awake ! — the heavens look bright, my dear ! 'Tis never too late for delight, my dear ! And the best of all...whose star, More glorious far, Is the eye from that easement peeping, love. Then awake ! — till rise of sun, my dear, The aage's glass we 'll shun, my... | |
| 1865 - 408 pages
...singularly melancholy and unfortunate as his life had been amiable, honourable, and exemplary. AiA the best of all ways To lengthen our days, Is to steal a few hours from the night, my dear I Now all the world is sleeping, love, But the Sage, his star-watch keeping, love, And I, whose star,... | |
| John Erskine Clarke - 1870 - 608 pages
...day as they do now. They had not learned the lesson taught by the Irish poet, who said, that, — ' The best of all ways to lengthen our days, Is to steal a few hours from ni'-lit.' But we very much question if that is the best of all ways, or that really it does lengthen... | |
| Thomas Ingoldsby - 1866 - 490 pages
...Like his fi lend, Cannon was one of those who gave full assent to the poet's doctrine : " The test of all ways, To lengthen our days, Is to steal a few hours from night," Ac. And so resolutely did he at times carry it out in practice, as to be productive of no little... | |
| John Bartlett - Quotations - 1868 - 828 pages
...1779-1852. Where bastard Freedom waves Her fustian flag in mockery over slaves. To tht Lord Viscount Forbes. And the best of all ways To lengthen our days, Is to steal a few hours from the night, my dear ! The Young May Moon. To live and die in scenes like this, With some we 've left behind us. As slow... | |
| Thomas Moore - Ireland - 1869 - 222 pages
...When the drowsy world is dreaming, love ! Then awake ! the heavens look bright, my dear, 'Tis never too late for delight, my dear, And the best of all...glorious far, Is the eye from that casement peeping, love. Then awake ! — till rise of sun, my dear, The Sage's glass we'll shun, my dear, Or, in watching... | |
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