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,... The Eclectic Review - Page 142edited by - 1851Full view - About this book
| 1817 - 728 pages
...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, But when it 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... | |
| Thomas Moore - 1817 - 416 pages
...or flower, " But 'twas the first to fade away. " I never nurs'da 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 ! " Now too the joy most like divine " Of all I ever dreamt or knew, " To see thee, hear thee,... | |
| H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - 1817 - 502 pages
...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... | |
| 1818 - 590 pages
...or flower, " But 'twas the first to fade away. " I never nurs'da 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 ! " l^ow too the joy most like divine " Of all I ever dreamt or knew, " To see thee, hear thee,... | |
| 1837 - 604 pages
...Fire Worshippers " Moore makes his Hinda say " 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." Now Hinda was perfectly correct, except in thinking that she was peculiarly unfortunate. Every one... | |
| 1822 - 240 pages
...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 pages
...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 - 422 pages
...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, it was sure to die ! " Now too the joy most like divine " Of all I ever dreamt or knew, " To see thee, hear thee,... | |
| Thomas Moore - 1823 - 428 pages
...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, it was sure to die ! " Now too the joy most like divine " Of all I ever dreamt or knew, " To see thee, hear thee,... | |
| Alicia Lefanu - 1823 - 536 pages
...tree or flower, But 'twas the first to fade away. I never nnrsed 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 ! Now too the joy, most like divine, Of all I ever dreamt or knew, To see thee, hear thee, call... | |
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