John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5473 Thomas Moore 1779-1852 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 5473 |
| AUTHOR: | Thomas Moore (1779–1852) |
| QUOTATION: | Oh, ever thus, from childhood’s hour, I ’ve seen my fondest hopes decay; I never loved a tree or flower But ’t was the first to fade away. I never nurs’d a dear gazelle, To glad me with its soft black eye, But when it came to know me well And love me, it was sure to die. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Fire-Worshippers. |