 Twas papered o'er with studious themes, The tasks I wrote — my present dreams Will never soar so high ! My joys are wingless all and dead ; My dumps are made of more than lead ; My flights soon find a fall ; My fears prevail, my fancies droop, Joy never...  The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood - Page 148by Thomas Hood - 1854 - 472 pagesFull view - About this book
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...papered o'er with studious themes, The tasks I wrote, — my present dreams Will never soar so high. My joys are wingless all and dead ; My dumps are made...never cometh with a hoop, And seldom with a call ! My football 's laid upon the shelf; — I am a shuttlecock myself The world knocks to and fro, — My... | |
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...o'er with studious themes, • The tasks I wrote ; — my present dreams Will never soar so high ! ' My joys are wingless all, and dead :' My dumps are made of more than tead ; My flights soon find a fall; • My fears prevail, my fancies droop ; • Joy never cometh with... | |
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...papered o'er with studious themes, The tasks I wrote, — my present dreams Will never soar so high ! My joys are wingless all and dead ; My dumps are made...prevail, my fancies droop, Joy never cometh with a whoop, And seldom with a call ! My football 's laid upon the shelf; — I am a shuttlecock myself The... | |
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...papered o'er with studious themes, The tasks I wrote, — my present dreams Will never soar so high ! My joys are wingless all, and dead ; My dumps are...prevail, my fancies droop, Joy never cometh with a whoop, And seldom with a call ! My football's laid upon the shelf; — I am a shuttlecock myself The... | |
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...papered o'er with studious themes, The tasks I wrote, — my present dreams Will never soar so high ! My joys are wingless all, and dead ; My dumps are made of more than lead ; My nights soon find a fall ; My fears prevail, my fancies droop, Joy never cometh with a whoop, And seldom... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Almanacs - 1834 - 432 pages
...paper'd o'er with studious themes, The tasks I wrote — my present dreams Will never soar so high. My joys are wingless all, and dead ; My dumps are...prevail, my fancies droop, Joy never cometh with a whoop, And seldom with a call ! My foot-ball 's laid upon the shelf; — I am a shuttlecock myself,... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Almanacs - 1834 - 440 pages
...paper'd o'er with studious themes, The tasks I wrote — my present dreams Will never soar so high. My joys are wingless all, and dead ; My dumps are...prevail, my fancies droop, Joy never cometh with a whoop, And seldom with a call ! My foot-ball 's laid upon the shelf; — I am a shuttlecock myself,... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Almanacs - 1834 - 440 pages
...paper'd o'er with studious themes, The tasks I wrote — my present dreams Will never soar so high. My joys are wingless all, and dead ; My dumps are made of more than lead 5 My nights soon find a fall : My fears prevail, my fancies droop, Joy never cometh with a whoop, And... | |
 | American poetry - 1838 - 332 pages
...paper'd o'er with studious themes, The tasks I wrote — my present dreams Will never soar so high. My joys are wingless all and dead; My dumps are made...prevail, my fancies droop, Joy never cometh with a whoop, And seldom with a call ! My football 's laid upon the shelf; I am a shuttlecock myself, The... | |
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...papered o'er with studious themes, The tasks I wrote, — my present dreams Will never soar so high ! My joys are wingless all and dead; My dumps are made...prevail, my fancies droop, Joy never cometh with a whoop, And seldom with a call ! My football's laid upon the shelf; — I am a shuttlecock myself The... | |
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