 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
 | Francis Jacox - Death in literature - 1873 - 490 pages
...who know the use of gas and candlelight. Another backs Tom Moore as speaking truly when he said that the best of all ways to lengthen our days is to steal a few hours from the night ; only we must steal for a good purpose, not for pleasure or dissipation, else we are losers instead... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1873 - 906 pages
...my dear I Now all the world is sleeping, love, But the sage, his star-watch keeping, 1оте, And 1, 873 love. Then awake ! — till lise of sun, my dear, The sage's glass we '11 shun, my dear, Or, in watching... | |
 | Thomas Moore - Songs, Irish - 1874 - 160 pages
...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. * " Steals silently to Morna's grove." See a translation from the Irish, in Mr. Bunting's collection.... | |
 | Medicine - 1898 - 1016 pages
...the MEDICAL BBIEC.] The Brief— Group — Atypical Fever. BY 8. HERBERT BRITTON, MD, Adelaide, O. "And the best of all ways To lengthen our days Is to steal a few hours from the night, My dear." That is the way it goes, when a doctor gets the BRIEF and has not the time to read it. I generally... | |
 | John Bartlett - Quotations - 1875 - 890 pages
...hearts lie wither'd And fond ones are flown, Oh 1 who would inhabit This bleak world alone ? Ibid. 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. You may break, you may shatter the vase, if you will, But the scent of the roses... | |
 | James Burnley - Yorkshire (England) - 1875 - 416 pages
...of the desires of your heart will be fulfilled." A DESERTED PEOMENADE. j]OM MOORE has told us that " the best of all ways to lengthen our days is to steal a few hours from the night ;" and if this be true I ought to be able to look the future in the face with some confidence, for... | |
 | Thomas Ingoldsby, William Harness, George Hodder - Clergy - 1875 - 354 pages
...companion. Like his friend, Cannon was one of those who gave full assent to the poet's doctrine, " The best of all ways To lengthen our days Is to steal a few hours from night," etc. And so resolutely did he carry it out in practice when the opportunity offered, as at... | |
 | Thomas Ingoldsby, William Harness, George Hodder - Clergy - 1875 - 350 pages
...companion. Like his friend, Cannon was one of those who gave full assent to the poet's doctrine, " The best of all ways To lengthen our days Is to steal a few hours from night,' 7 etc. And so resolutely did he carry it out in practice when the opportunity offered, as at... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1876 - 599 pages
...the drowsy world is dreaming, love ! Then awake ! — the heavens look bright, my dear ! 'T is never too late for delight, my dear ! And the best of all...all the world is sleeping, love, But the sage, his star- watch keeping, love, And I, whose star, More glorious far, Is the eye from that casement peeping,... | |
 | Charles Welsh - Ballads, English - 1907 - 1184 pages
...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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