...many times, though I hope I have not 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...

...from ehildhood's hour, I 've seen my fondest hopes deeay ; I never lov'da tree or flower, But Ч was the first to fade away. I never nurs'da dear gazelle, To glad me with its soft blaek eye, But when it eame to know me well, And love me, it was sure to die. Moore's Loua Rookh. That...

...thus from ehildhood's hour, I 've seen my fondest hopes deeay ; I never lov'da tree or flower, I Hut 'twas the first to fade away. | I never nurs'da dear gazelle, To glad me with its soft blaek eye, But when it eame to know me well, And love me, it was sure to die. Moore's Lalla Rookh....

...recollect what Thomas Moore says on that point, in one of the sweetest lyrics in the English language: _ " 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...

...sweet rose ! — " I knew, I kuew it could not 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. * * * * Now too — the joy most like divine...

...better than his crown." The one who first says Shakspeare, might give a passage from Moore : " 0 ! 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...

...gazelle: — Oh, ever thus, from childhood's Imur, I've wen my fondest hopea divuy: 1 never loveda tree or flower, But 'twas the first to fade away. I never nursed a youn^ (fa/elle, To Bflnd me with its eolt black cv«, Hat when it rame tu know me well. Ami...

...had but just elapsed since the decease of my beloved wife, and I began sensibly to feel that " 'Twas ever thus ; from childhood's hour I've seen my fondest hopes decay ; I never loved a plant or flower But it was first to fade away ; I never nursed a dear gazelle, To soothe me...

...often dwelt upon by the same class of readers, such as those beginning with the well known words — " Oh ! ever thus from childhood's hour I've seen my fondest hopes decay." And these Lydia repeated to herself mentally when in company, and audibly when alone in the garden...

...— to-night! — I knew, I knew it could not 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 nursed a dear gazelle. To glad me...