Now, Spring returns : but not to me returns The vernal joy my better years have known ; Dim in my breast life's dying taper burns, And all the joys of life with health are flown. Lives of Scottish Poets - Side 13redigeret af - 1822 - 378 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
| Michael Bruce - 1770 - 144 sider
...Spring returns : but not to me returns The Ternal joy my better years have known ; Dim in- my breaft life's dying taper burns, And all the joys of life with health are flown. XVII. Starting and fhtv'ring in th' inponftant wind, Meagre and pale, the ghoft of what I was, Beneath... | |
| Several Hands - 1781 - 588 sider
...a poem on bis own approaching death ; with the latter part of which I (hall conclude this paper. ' Now Spring returns ; but not to me returns The vernal joy my better years have known : Dim in my brealt life's dying taper burns, And all the joys of life with health are fiown. 4 Starting and Ihiv'ring... | |
| 1781 - 316 sider
...on his own approaching death ; with the latter part of which I fhall conclude this paper. Now fpring returns ; but not to me returns The vernal joy my better years have known : Dim in my breaft life's dying taper burns, And all the joys of life with health are flown. Starting and (hiv'ring... | |
| 1791 - 822 sider
...Scotland, on hit approaching Dijjiilutian. lit died at the Agt of il, of a Cexfumption. NOW ipring returns; but not to me returns The vernal joy my better years have known : Dim in my brcalt life's dying taper burns, And all the joys of life with health are flown. Starting and fhiv'ring... | |
| Robert Anderson - 1795 - 1288 sider
...anxious wifhes e'er difturb'd my eafc ; [more. Heav'n gave content and health — I afk'd n<{ Now fpring returns : but not to me returns The vernal joy my better years have known ; Dim in my bread life's dying taper burns, And all the joys of life with health are flown. Starting and fhiv'ring... | |
| 1795 - 1334 sider
...pathetically citr ~.U!, indio univerl'ally interefting, that ii powerfully awakens all our tesdernels. • but not to me returns The vernal joy my better years have known; Dim in my breaft life's dying taper burns. And all the joys of lite, with health are flown. much mult every feeling... | |
| Jeremiah Whitaker Newman - 1796 - 296 sider
...fortnight of his deceale, wrote ;i poem, which concludes with the following ftanzas: " Dim in my breaft life's dying taper burns, . " And all the joys of life, with health are flown. " Starting and Ihivering at the chilling wind, " Mc-agre and pale, theghoftof what I was, " Beneath fome blafted tree... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 476 sider
...eventful day. § 139. Extrait jfom a Puem on his ir.vn afflroacbiiig Death, ly MICHAF.L BRUCE. ^TOW fpring returns ; but not to me returns •^ The vernal joy my better years hive known : Dim in my bread life's dying taper burns, And all the joys of life v. :th health, arc... | |
| British essayists - 1802 - 216 sider
...written a poem on his own approaching death ; with the latter part of which \ shall conclude this paper. Now spring returns ; but not to me returns The vernal...with health are flown. Starting and shiv'ring in th' unconstant wind, Meagre and pule, the ghost of what I was, Beneath some blasted tree I lie reclin'd,... | |
| 1803 - 308 sider
...shall conclude this paper. Now spring returns i but not to me. returns The vernal joys my better days have known : Dim in my breast life's dying taper burns,...all the joys of life with health are flown. Starting ami shiv'ring in th' inconstant wind, Meagre and pale, the ghost of what I was, Tk-ueatil some blasted... | |
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