...down the hill towards the parsonage, reminding me of those pretty lines, so applicable to youth, " The tear forgot as soon as shed, The sunshine of the breast." I then joined the doctor, who thought it right to account to me for his having spoken harshly, as he...

...every wind, And snatch a fearful joy. Gay hope Is theirs by fancy fed, Less pleasing when possest ; The tear forgot as soon as shed, The sunshine of the...Wild wit, invention ever new, And lively cheer, of vigor born ; The thoughtless day, the easy night, The spirits pure, the slumbers light That fly the...

...I see it not : the stanza of Gray's Ode, which it most resembles, contains these lines : " Thei'r's buxom health of rosy hue, " Wild wit, invention ever new, " And lively cheer of vigour born." It does not require the eyes of Argus to see that you in your own person are a practical contradiction...

...pleasing when possess'd ! The tear unmarr'd as soon as shed, The sunshine of the hreust; Ours huxom health, of rosy hue, Wild wit, invention ever new, And lively cheer of vigour horn ; The thonghtless day, the easy night, The spirits pure, the slumhers light, That fly the approach...

...every wind, And snatch a fearful joy. Gay hope is theirs, by fancy fed, Less pleasing when possess'd ; The tear forgot as soon as shed, The sunshine of the...night, The spirits pure, the slumbers light, That fly th' approach of morn. Alas, regardless of their doom, The little victims play ! No sense have they...

...flesh May violets spring ! SHAKSPEARB. Gay hope is theirs, by fancy fed, Less pleasing when possessed, The tear forgot as soon as shed The sunshine of the...Wild wit, invention ever new, And lively cheer of vigor born ; The thoughtless day, the easy night, The spirits pure, the slumbers light, That fly the...

...Gay hope is theirs, by fancy fed, Less pleasing when possest, The tear forgot as soon as shed, 1 he sunshine of the breast ; Theirs buxom health of rosy hue, Wild wit, invention ever new, And'lively cheer of vigour born : The thoughtless day, the easy night, The spirits pure, the slumbers...

...unintermitting health and happiness, and that here, " redolent of joy and youth," is to be found " The thoughtless day, the easy night, The spirits pure,...the slumbers light, That fly the approach of morn " The descent along the southern slope of the mountain, towards the Reverend Mr. Clow's dwelling, is...

...happiest season of existence. Thus Gray: Gay Hope is theirs by fancy fed, Less pleasing when possest ; The tear forgot as soon as shed, The sunshine of the breast ! And Southey, speaking of his early years, and the place where he was educated, exclaims : CORSTON,...

...It is certain that my father's family were established in Hampshire. CHAPTER II. SCHOOLBOY DAYS. " The tear forgot as soon as shed ; The sunshine of the breast." So says — or rather sings — the celebrated GRAY. It may be however a questionable dictum, whether...