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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. "
The Yale Literary Magazine - Page 211
1847
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Poems on Several Occasions: By Michael Bruce

Michael Bruce - 1770 - 144 pages
...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...
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THE MONTHLY REVIEW OR LITERARY JOURNAL

Several Hands - 1781 - 588 pages
...a poem on bis own approaching death ; with the latter part of which I (hall conclude this paper. ' Now 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...
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The Mirror: no. 1-36, Jan. 23, 1779-May 19, 1779

1781 - 316 pages
...on his own approaching death ; with the latter part of which I fhall conclude this paper. Now 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...
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The New-York magazine; or, Literary repository, Volume 2

1791 - 822 pages
...Scotland, on hit approaching Dijjiilutian. lit died at the Agt of il, of a Cexfumption. NOW 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...
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The Works of the British Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and ..., Volume 11

Robert Anderson - 1795 - 1288 pages
...anxious wifhes e'er difturb'd my eafc ; [more. Heav'n gave content and health — I afk'd n<{ Now fpring returns : but not to me returns The vernal joy my better years have known ; Dim in my bread life's dying taper burns, And all the joys of life with health are flown. Starting and fhiv'ring...
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A Complete Edition of the Poets of Great Britain..: Wilkie. Dodsley. Shaw ...

1795 - 1334 pages
...pathetically citr ~.U!, indio univerl'ally interefting, that ii powerfully awakens all our tesdernels. • 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 lite, with health are flown. much mult every feeling...
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The Lounger's Common-place Book: Or, Miscellaneous Anecdotes. A Biographic ...

Jeremiah Whitaker Newman - 1796 - 296 pages
...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...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry, Selected for ...

Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 476 pages
...eventful day. § 139. Extrait jfom a Puem on his ir.vn afflroacbiiig Death, ly MICHAF.L BRUCE. ^TOW fpring returns ; but not to me returns •^ The vernal joy my better years hive known : Dim in my bread life's dying taper burns, And all the joys of life v. :th health, arc...
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The British essayists; with prefaces by A. Chalmers, Volume 35

British essayists - 1802 - 216 pages
...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...
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Select British Classics, Volume 31

1803 - 308 pages
...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...
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