 | Zack R. Bowen - 1974 - 372 頁
...lyrics of "I Never Nursed . . ." tell of one whose hopes, plans, and loves never come to happiness: Oh! ever thus, from childhood's hour, I've seen my fondest hopes decay; I never lov'da tree or flow'r, But 'twas the first to fade away. I never nurs'da dear gazelle, To glad me with... | |
 | 1853
...wooden legs, and my heart, my heart is breaking for the love of Sophy Cheggs." " I never reared a young gazelle to glad me with its soft black eye, but when it came to know me well, and loved me, it was sure to marry a market-gardener." Captain Cuttle's eulogy on his watch is hearty.... | |
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Oh! ever thus, from childhood's hour, I've seen my fondest hopes decay; I never loved a tree or flower, But 'twas the first to fade away. 
