 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - Edinburgh review - 1846 - 692 pages
...separation ; and breaks out into the following sweet and girlish repinings: — " • I knew, I knew it could not last — 'Twas bright, 'twas heavenly...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... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1846 - 828 pages
...been the same with me," said Mr. Swiveller, "always. 'T was 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... | |
 | Dickens - Gordon Riots, 1780 - 1846 - 462 pages
...up and down the office with measured steps. "always. T was ever thus — from childhood's hour I 've seen my fondest hopes decay , I never loved a tree or flower but 't *as the first to fade away. I never nursed a dear Gazelle, to glad me with its soft black eye, but... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Authors, English - 1846 - 540 pages
...too right — We part — for ever part — to-night ! I knew, I knew it could not last — 'T was bright, 'twas heavenly, but 'tis past ! 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.... | |
 | Robert Farmer (of Ealing.) - 1847 - 136 pages
...glideth On the bosom of the night, And a tender love abideth Evermore in calm delight. LOVE'S DESPAIR. " Oh ! ever thus, from childhood's hour, I've seen my...flower, But 'twas the first to fade away ; I never loved a dear gazelle, To glad me with its soft blacU eye, But when it came to know me well, And love... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1847 - 436 pages
...been the same with me," said Mr. Swive.ler, "always. 'Twas ever thus — from childhood's hour Pve seen my fondest hopes decay, I never loved a tree...flower, but 'twas the first to fade away. I never reared a young gazelle to glad me with its soft black eye, but when it came to know me well, and love... | |
 | Richardson (Major, John) - Canada - 1847 - 240 pages
...nominated to some public appointment, in the Gazette which was expected shortly to be published. But, " Oh ever thus, from childhood's hour, I've seen my fondest hopes decay : I never lov'da tree or flower, But t'wae the first to fade away : " I never lov'da dear gazelle, To soothe... | |
 | W. H. Leigh - Australia - 1847 - 244 pages
...sight, Yes,v said he mournfully, " I am a doomed man !TT' And ever thus, from childhood's hour, I 've seen my fondest hopes decay : I never loved a tree or flower, But it was first to fade away.' And npw-Treven now, I am but a moment in bliss, ere everything again must... | |
 | Harriet Elizabeth Mozley - 1848 - 374 pages
...see him, for I would not look up, I was reading that beautiful passage for the first time — ' 'Twas ever thus from childhood's hour, I've seen my fondest...tree or flower, But 'twas the first to fade away.' So it is with him ; but how much worse than with Isabella ! Yet I do not blame him so much ; I know... | |
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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,... 
