...heavenly, hut 't is past ! Oh ! ever thus, from childhood's hour, I Jve seen my fondest hopes decay j I never loved a 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,...

...love abideth Evermore in calm delight. LOVE'S DESPAIR. " 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 loved a dear gazelle, To glad me with its soft blacU eye, But...

...parent, and her heart was ready to adopt the repining sentiment expressed by the poet, who says, 1 1 never loved a tree or flower But 't was the first to fade away.' This severe affliction affected the health of this hitherto delicate girl, and she really needed the...

...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...

...this poem, it will be remembered, that Moore reflects as follows : — 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...

...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...

...HOME-SICKNESS AND THE HOMEWABD WAY. BY GOTTLIEB GRACBART. III. 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 loved a dear gazelle. To glad me with iu soft black eye, But...

...voyage to the Indies was finally at an end. CHAPTER VIII. "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." Italia Rookh. THE season had now advanced to the first days of February,...

...castle-falling, I will not say, in the language of Moore— " O, 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'll not say that. But I will say, if you will pardon the parody (and,...

...thought of them in a complaining and fault-finding spirit: "O 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, blue eye, I...