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,... A Third Gallery of Portraits - Page 216by George Gilfillan - 1855 - 468 pagesFull view - About this book
| Thomas Moore - Bactria - 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,... | |
| Early English newspapers - 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... | |
| H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - American literature - 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,... | |
| English literature - 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 - American literature - 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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,... | |
| Charles Bucke - Nature - 1823 - 400 pages
...fondest hopes decay ; I've never lov'da tree or flower, 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 ! Sloore; XI. Amid deserts we miss the most stupendous effort of the eternal power, — the mind of... | |
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