 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,...  Lalla Rookh: An Oriental Romance - Page 188by Thomas Moore - 1817 - 405 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1817 - 728 pages
...I've seen my 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...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 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 thee, call thce mine,— " Oh misery ! must... | |
 | 1817 - 710 pages
...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 pages
...my fondest 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...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
...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 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... | |
 | Charles Bucke - 1823 - 400 pages
...thus from childhood's hour, I've seen my fondest hopes decay ; I've never lov'da tree or flower, I never nurs'da dear gazelle, To glad me with its soft...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... | |
 | Charles Bucke - 1823 - 468 pages
...childhood's hour, I've seen my fondest hopes decay ; I've never lov'da tree or flower, I uerer iiurs'da dear gazelle, To glad me with its soft black eye,...to know me well, And love me — it was sure to die ! JlJoore. XL Amid deserts we miss the most stupendous effort of the eternal power, — the mind of... | |
 | Tobias Merton (pseud) - 1824 - 480 pages
...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...to know me well, And love me —it was sure to die !" THE intelligence of Margaret's safety was received by the Baroness of Weimar with unfeigned satisfaction.... | |
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