...and, instinctively, she repeated those beautiful lines of Moore : — Oh! ever thus, from childhood's hour, I 've seen my fondest hopes decay ; I never...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 when it came to know me well,...

...our happiness in any thing short of God himself. THE REMONSTRANCE. Oh ! ever thus from childhood's hour, I 've seen my fondest hopes decay, I never loved...tree or flower, But 't was the first to fade away. I never nursed a dear gazelle, To glad me with his soft black eye, But when it came to know me well,...

...sleeps, and life's dull play is o'er.' — POPE. ' THUS FVES. ' Oh ever thus from childhood's hour, IVe 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 sort black eye, But...

...last — 'Twas 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 'twas the first to fade away. I never nurs'da dear gazelle, To glad me with its soft black eye, But...

...flask of Rhenish at a feast, was nevertheless dragoone service : ' Thus ever from my natal hour I 'vo seen my fondest hopes decay ; I never loved a tree...which this dolorous quotation was sobbed forth by would have awakened the grief of an undertaker while pi the last sad offices for a purse-proud nabob....

...projected voyage to the Indies was finally at an end. CHAPTER VIII. "Oh! ever tlms, 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." Lalla Ilookh. THE season had now advanced to the first days of February,...

...— " 'Twas 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 'twas the first to fade away. " I never nurs'da dear gazelle, " But when it came to know me well, "...

...— " 'Twas 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 'twas the first to fade away. " I never nurs'da dear gazelle, " To glad me with its soft black eye,...

...reading that beautiful passage for the first time— ' 'Twas 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.' So it is with him ; but how much worse than with Isabella ! Yet I do...

...conspicienda tuis. VII. "'TWAS EVER THUS," &c. [Moon..] 'TWAS 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 kept a young gazelle To glad me with its soft dark eye, But,...