 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...  Tales of a tourist - Seite 17von Alicia Lefanu - 1823Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Thomas Moore - 1817 - 374 Seiten
...'Twas bright, 'twas heavenly, but 'tis past! " Oh! ever thus, from childhood's hour, " I never nurs'da dear gazelle, " To glad me with its soft black eye,...me well, " And love me, it was sure to die! " Now too—the joy most like divine " Of all I ever dreamt or knew, " To see thee, hear thee, call thee... | |
 | 1817 - 728 Seiten
...fondest hopes decayj I never lov'da tree or flower, But "t was the first to fade away ; I never nurs'da dear gazelle, To glad me with its soft black eye,...came to know me well, And love me, it was sure to die !" A strong apostrophe to Rebellion, with an appropriate simile, page 203. "Rebellion! foul dishonouring... | |
 | H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - 1817 - 502 Seiten
...first to fade away. 41 I never nurs'da dear gazelle, " To glad me with its soft black tfe, " But wTion it came to know me well, " And love me, it was sure to die ! " Now too — the joy most like divine 44 Of all I ever dreamt or knew, «•' To see thee, hear thee, call thce mine,— " Oh misery ! must... | |
 | 1817 - 710 Seiten
...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 with its soft black eye, But when it came to know roe well, And love me, it was sure to die!" _A strong apostrophe to Rebellion, with an appropriate... | |
 | 1818 - 590 Seiten
...hopes decay ; 11 I never lov'da tree or flower, " But 'twas the first to fade away. " I never nurs'da dear gazelle, " To glad me with its soft black eye>...to know me well, " And love me, it was sure to die ! " l^ow too —the joy most like divine " Of all I ever dreamt or knew, " To see thee, hear thee,... | |
 | 1837 - 604 Seiten
...lamentation over them ! In the " Fire Worshippers " Moore makes his Hinda say — " I never nursed a dear gazelle, To glad me with its soft black eye,...know me well And love me — it was sure to die." Now Hinda was perfectly correct, except in thinking that she was peculiarly unfortunate. Every one who... | |
 | 1822 - 240 Seiten
...tree or flow'r. But 'twas the first to fade away. f*hfver nurs'da dear gazelle, To glad me with itfl soft black eye, But when it came to know me well, And love me — it was sure to die !" " I well remember that my first passion was romantic, that is, it was in the highest degree imprudent,... | |
 | John Neal - 1822 - 330 Seiten
...flower But 'twas the first to fade away; I never nursed a dear gazelle, To glad me with its full, dark eye, But when it came to know me well, And love me — it too* sure to die.' • But he was soon aroused to a painful sense of his situation. The noise of pursuit... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1823 - 428 Seiten
...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,...thee mine, — "Oh, misery ! must I lose that too ? " Yet go — on peril's brink we meet ; — ' ' Those frightful rocks — that treacherous sea —... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1823 - 422 Seiten
...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,...thee mine, — " Oh, misery ! must I lose that too ? " Yet go — on peril's brink we meet ; — " Those frightful rocks — that treacherous sea —... | |
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