 They sin who tell us love can die, With life all other passions fly, All others are but vanity. In heaven ambition cannot dwell, Nor avarice in the vaults of hell ; Earthly these passions of the earth, They perish where they have their birth ; But love...  The Eclectic review. vol. 1-New [8th] - Página 5301842Visualização integral - Acerca deste livro
 | 1810 - 522 páginas
...perish where they have their birth ; But Love is indestructible. Its holy flame for ever bilrneth, From Heaven it came, to Heaven returneth Too oft on Earth a troubled guest, At times- deceiv'd, at times opprest, It here is tried and purified, Then hath in Heaven its perfect rest. Oh... | |
 | 1810 - 558 páginas
...these passions, as of earth, They perish where they have their birth. But Love is indestructible ; Its holy flame for ever burneth, From heaven it came, to heaven rcturneth ; Too oft on earth a troubled guest, At times deceived, at times opprest, It here is tried... | |
 | Enos Bronson - 1811 - 456 páginas
...Earthiy these passions of the earth, They perish where they have their birth; But love is indestructible. Its holy flame for ever burneth, From heaven it came...deceived, at times opprest, It here is tried and purified, Then hath in heaven its perfect rest. Oh ! when a mother meets on high The babe she lost in infancy,... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1811 - 282 páginas
...these passions of the Earth, They perish where they have their birth ; But Love is indestructible. Its holy flame for ever burneth, From Heaven it came,...returneth ; Too oft on Earth a troubled guest, At times deceiv'd, at times opprest, It here is tried and purified, Then hath in Heaven its perfect rest : It... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1811 - 304 páginas
...They perish where they have theirbirth ; But Love is indestructible. Its holy flame for ever burnetb, From Heaven it came, to Heaven returneth ; Too oft on Earth a troubled guest, At times deceiv'd, at times opprest, It here is tried and purified, Then hath in Heaven its perfect rest : It... | |
 | 1812 - 470 páginas
...Earthly these passions of the earth, They perish where they have their birth; But love is indestructible. Its holy flame for ever burneth, From heaven it came...deceived, at times opprest, It here is tried and purified, Then hath in heaven its perfect rest. Oh ! when a mother meets on high The babe she lost in infancy,... | |
 | New Church gen. confer - 1865 - 630 páginas
...ruin, and has nothing in common with the holy flame of which Southey sings as truly as beautifully:— From heaven it came, to heaven returneth ; Too oft...deceived, at times opprest, It here is tried and purified; Then hath in heaven its perfect rest: It soweth here with toil and care, But the harvest-time of Love... | |
 | H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - 1817 - 502 páginas
...But love is indestructible. Its holy flame forever bumeth ; From heaven it came, to heaven returned!. Too oft on earth a troubled guest, At times deceived, at times opprest, It here is tried and purified, Then hath in heaven its perfect rest : It Mm a'-; here with toil and care, But the harvest time of... | |
 | 1817 - 732 páginas
...best Poets » living, to whose praise be it spoken, he hath devoted his muse to religion and virtue, Its holy flame for ever burneth, From heaven it came, to heaven returnetb. It shall rise out of the general ruin, with all its native and original splendour, and be... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1818 - 290 páginas
...these passions of the Earth, They perish where they have their birth ; But Love is indestructible. Its holy flame for ever burneth, From Heaven it came,...returneth ; Too oft on Earth a troubled- guest, At times deceiv'd, at times opprest, It here is tried and purified, Then hath in Heaven its perfect rest : It... | |
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