Thomas Haynes Bayly quotes

The rose that all are praising Is not the rose for me. (Thomas Haynes Bayly)
Those that have wealth must be watchful and wary, Power, alas! naught but misery brings! View quote
Thomas Haynes Bayly
The mistletoe hung in the castle hall, The holly-branch shone on the old oak wall. View quote
Thomas Haynes Bayly
I'm saddest when I sing. View quote
Thomas Haynes Bayly
She wore a wreath of roses The first night that we met. View quote
Thomas Haynes Bayly
Friends depart, and memory takes them To her caverns, pure and deep. View quote
Thomas Haynes Bayly
Tell me the tales that to me were so dear, Long, long ago, long, long ago. View quote
Thomas Haynes Bayly
Oh, I have roamed o'er many lands, And many friends I've met; Not one fair scene or kindly smile Can this fond heart forget. View quote
Thomas Haynes Bayly
Surely 't is better, when summer is over To die when all fair things are fading away. View quote
Thomas Haynes Bayly
Oh, pilot! 'tis a fearful night, There's danger on the deep. View quote
Thomas Haynes Bayly
Fear not, but trust in Providence, Wherever thou may'st be. (Thomas Haynes Bayly)
Why don't the men propose, Mamma? Why don't the men propose? View quote
Thomas Haynes Bayly
Absence makes the heart grow fonder. View quote
Thomas Haynes Bayly
I'd be a butterfly born in a bower, Where roses and lilies and violets meet. View quote
Thomas Haynes Bayly
We met,-'t was in a crowd. View quote
Thomas Haynes Bayly
I've now got the music book ready, Do sit up and sing like a lady A recitative from Tancredi, And something about "Palpiti!" Sing forte when first you begin it, Piano the very next minute, They'll cry "What expression there's in it!" View quote
Thomas Haynes Bayly
We met, 'twas in a crowd, and I thought he would shun me. View quote
Thomas Haynes Bayly
Gayly the troubadour Touched his guitar. View quote
Thomas Haynes Bayly
Absence makes the heart grow fonder: Isle of Beauty, fare thee well! View quote
Thomas Haynes Bayly
My fond affection thou hast seen, Then judge of my regret To think more happy thou hadst been If we had never met. View quote
Thomas Haynes Bayly
Oh no: we never mention her! Her name is never heard; My lips are now forbid to speak That once familiar word. (Thomas Haynes Bayly)