 | Michael Bruce - 1770 - 144 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | 1781 - 316 pagina’s
...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 in th' inconftant wind, Meagre and pale, the ghoft of what I was, Beneath fome... | |
 | Several Hands - 1781 - 588 pagina’s
...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 in th' inconßant wind. Meagre and pale, the ghbft of what I was, Beneath... | |
 | 1791 - 822 pagina’s
...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 in tli' inconihnt wind, Meagre and pale, the ghoil of what I was, Beneath fome... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 1288 pagina’s
...our ttndernefs. -but not to me returns The vernal joy my betttr jrars have known ; Dim in my breail life's dying taper burns, And all the joys of life, with health arc flown, ai much mud every feeling on the occafion be heightened, when we know, that this perfon... | |
 | Jeremiah Whitaker Newman - 1796 - 296 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 216 pagina’s
...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...burns, And all the joys of life with health are flown. Starting and shiv'ring in th' unconstant wind, Meagre and pule, the ghost of what I was, Beneath some... | |
 | 1803 - 308 pagina’s
...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, And 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... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1807 - 472 pagina’s
...No anxious wishes e'er disturb'd my ease ; Heav'n gave content and health — I asked no more. • Now spring returns : but not to me returns The vernal...burns, And all the joys of life with health are flow'n. Starting and shivering in th' inconstant wind, Meagre and pale, the ghost of what I was, Beneath some... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1807 - 338 pagina’s
...paper. Now spring returns; but not to me returns The vernal joy my better years have known : Dim ni my breast life's dying taper burns, And all the joys of life with health are flown. Starting and shiv'ring in th' unconstant wind, Meagre and pale, the ghost of what I was, Beneath some... | |
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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. 
