...And, many a year elapsed, return to view Where once the cottage stood, the hawthorn grew, îemembrance wakes with all her busy train, Swells at my breast,...pain. In all my wanderings round this world of care, n all my griefs — and GOD has given my share — still had hopes, my latest hours to crown, Amidst...

...ruin'd grounds, And many a year elapsed, return to view Where once the cottage stood, the hawthorn grew, Remembrance wakes with all her busy train, Swells...breast, and turns the past to pain. In all my wanderings through this world of care, In all my griefs — and God has giv'n my share — I still had hopes,...

...ruin'd grounds, And, many a year elapsed, return to view Where once the cottage stood, the hawthorn grew. Remembrance wakes with all her busy train, Swells...at my breast, and turns the past to pain. In all my wand'rings round this world of care, In all my griefs — and God has given my share— I still had...

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...during his collegiate course ; that in after-life he longed to do so, we have undoubted evidence : — " In all my wanderings round this world of care, In...my share — I still had hopes, my latest hours to erown, Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down." The circumstances under which he pictured " Sweet...

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...hawthorn grew ; Here, as with doubtful, pensive step I range, Trace every scene, and wonder at the change, Remembrance wakes with all her busy train, Swells at my breast, and turns the past to pain. Indeed, it seems not a little probable that these very lines did pass through the mind of Sir Astley...

...him self:— " In all my wand'rings through this world of care, In all my griefs— and GoJ has giv'n my share — I still had hopes, my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bow'rs to lay me down ; To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flame from wasting by...

...affections ; it was the home of my childhood. There slowly glided away life's sweetest, brightest days. " In all my wanderings round this world of care, In all my griefj, and God bos given my share," 12 fond memory has turned to this old mansion, as the needle turns...

...illustrative lines as the following may be quoted : — In all my wand'rings round this world of care, In nil my griefs — and God has given my share — • I...crown, Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down. Or, again, the lines beginning О blest retirement, friend to life's decline. Retreats from care, that...