...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...

...Distant View of Eton College, aud in which, referring to the habits of early youth, he speaks of " The spirits pure, the slumbers light, That fly th' approach of morn ! " 5. The open air and the influence of the sun I believe to have considerable effect upon the health...

...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....

...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,...

...gayety and unconcern of early youth. " Gay hope is theirs by fancy fed, Less pleasing when possess'd ; The tear forgot as soon as shed, The sunshine of the breast. Alas ! regardless of their doom The little victims play ! No sense have they of ills to come, Nor care...

...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...

...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...easy night, The spirits pure, the slumbers light, Alas, regardless of their doom, The little victims play ! No sense have they of ills to come, Nor care...

...youth, To breathe a second spring.' You may remember, too, that — ' Gay hope was theirs, by fancy fed, The tear forgot as soon as shed, The sunshine of the breast.' " " All that is true," said Willoughby ; " and you have selected half-a-dozen lines of happiness out...