 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, it was sure to die...  Opisthophorus - Page 101by Caleb Jones, Julia Anna Jones - 1909 - 199 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Early English newspapers - 1817 - 710 pages
...More beautiful than light elsewhere !" A No the childish despair of perfect innocence: page 188. "Oh ! ever thus, from childhood's hour, I've seen my fondest hopes decay; I never lov'da tree or flower, But 'i was the first to fade away ; I never mirs'da dear gazelle. To glad me... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1817 - 414 pages
...! '« I knew, I knew it could not last — ff 'Twas bright, 'twas heavenly, but 'tis past ! " Oh i ever thus, from childhood's hour, " I've seen my fondest hopes decay ; " I never lov'da tree or flower, " But 'twas the first to fade away. " 1 never nurs'da dear gazelle, " To glad... | |
 | H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - American literature - 1817 - 502 pages
...to-night ! " I knew, 1 knew 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 lov'da tree or flower, " But 'twas the first to fade away. 41 I never nurs'da dear gazelle, " To glad... | |
 | Alicia Lefanu - 1823 - 536 pages
....-• . ./o.; •:• •:. !»• .•r., !\Xi.i ? .V .• .' .•] r;h''i ii : CHAPCHAPTER II. Oh, ever thus, from childhood's hour, I've seen my fondest hopes decay ! I never lov'da tree or flower, But 'twas the first to fade away. I never nnrsed a dear gazelle, To glad me... | |
 | Thomas Moore - Irish literature - 1825 - 326 pages
...to-night ! " I knew, I knew 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 lov'da tree or flower, " But 'twas the first to fade away, " I never oura'd^n dear gazelle, " To glad... | |
 | Robert Grenville Wallace - 1825 - 338 pages
...BRITISH CONSTITUTION 287 CONCLUSION 293 TOL. III. FORTY YEARS IN THE WORLD; attfc N°. I. THE NABOB. Oh ! ever thus, from childhood's hour, I've seen my fondest hopes decay ; I never lov'da tree or flower, But 'twas the first to fade away. I never nurs'da dear gazelle, To glad me with... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1826 - 410 pages
...knew, I knew it could not last — " 'Twas bright, 'twas heavenly, but 'tis past ! " Oh ! ever thusj from childhood's hour, " I've seen my fondest hopes...decay ; " I never loved a tree or flower, " But 'twas th§ first to fede aw»y» " I never nurs'da dear gazelle, " To glad me with its soft black eye, "... | |
 | Walter Scott - France - 1827 - 544 pages
...it, however, in his power to ascertain how far it was real, or how far the appearances were assu• " 'Twas ever thus — from childhood's hour I've seen...hopes decay ; I never loved a tree or flower, But was the first to fade away." med. The patient would neither receive the visit of any English surgeon... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1827 - 426 pages
...»a» bright, 'I wa« heavenly, but °l is past ' Oh ! ever thtu, from childhood'» hour, I *ve »een my fondest hopes decay ; I never loved a tree or flower, But 'I wa» the first to fjdc away. I never mined a dear.gatelle, To glad me with its »oft black eye.... | |
 | Walter Scott - France - 1827 - 548 pages
...however, in his power to ascertain how far it was real, or how far the appearances were, assu• " ' Jwas ever thus — from childhood's hour I've seen my fondest hopes decay i : I never loved a tree or flower, But was the first to fade awav." med. The patient would neither receive... | |
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