Thomas Gray: Gay hope is theirs by fancy fed, Less pleasing when possest; The tear forgot as soon as shed, The sunshine of the breast

Gay hope is theirs by fancy fed, Less pleasing when possest; The tear forgot as — Thomas Gray

Gay hope is theirs by fancy fed, Less pleasing when possest; The tear forgot as soon as shed, The sunshine of the breast.

Thomas Gray

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