 ... 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.  Sketch of Connecticut, Forty Years Since - Σελίδα 257των Lydia Howard Sigourney - 1824 - 278 σελίδεςΠλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | 1810 - 560 σελίδες
...earth, They perish where they have their birth. But Love is indestructible ; Its holy flame for ever burneth, From heaven it came, to heaven returneth ; Too oft on earth a troubled guest, At times deceived, at times opprest, It here is tried and purified, And hath in heaven its perfect rest ; It... | |
 | Enos Bronson - 1811 - 456 σελίδες
...earth, They perish where they have their birth; But love is indestructible. Its holy flame for ever burneth, From heaven it came to heaven returneth; 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. Oh... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1812 - 278 σελίδες
...They perish where they have their birth; But Love is indestructible. Its holy flame for ever buniet.h, From Heaven it came, to Heaven returneth; Too oft...troubled guest, At times deceiv'd, at times opprest, It soweth here with toil and care, But the harvest-time of Love is there. Oh! when a Mother meets on high... | |
 | 1812 - 470 σελίδες
...earth, They perish where they have their birth; But love is indestructible. Its holy flame for ever burneth, From heaven it came to heaven returneth; 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. Oh... | |
 | John Ovington - 1813 - 168 σελίδες
...birth ;. But love is indestructible. Its holy flame for ever burneth, From henv'n it came; to heav'n returneth ; Too oft on earth a troubled guest, At...opprest ; It here is tried and purified, Then hath in heav'n its perfect rest: It soweth here, with toil and care, But th' harvest time of love is there.... | |
 | New Church gen. confer - 1865 - 630 σελίδες
...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 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... | |
 | British melodies - 1820 - 280 σελίδες
...They perish where they have their birth. Hut Love is indestructible; Its holy flame for ever burneUi, From heaven it came, to heaven returneth ; Too oft on earth a troubled guest, At times deceived, at times opprest, It here is tried and purified, And hath in heaven its perfect rest ; It... | |
 | 1822 - 418 σελίδες
...They perish where they have their birth. But love is indestructible; Its holy flame for ever burnetb, From heaven it came, to heaven returneth Too oft on...deceiv'd, at times opprest, It here is tried and purified, And hath in heaven its perfect rest : It soweth here with toil and care, But the harvest-time of love... | |
 | Cabinet - 1824 - 440 σελίδες
...earth, They perish where they have their birth. But Love is indestructible ; Its holy flame for ever burneth, From heaven it came, to heaven returneth ; Too oft on earth a troubled guest, At times deceived at times opprest, It here is tried and purified, And hath in heaven its perfect rest ; It... | |
 | David Macbeth Moir - 1825 - 350 σελίδες
...horizontal ray, And in effulgent meekness melts away ! THE MINER OF PERU Love's holy flame for ever bumeth; From heaven it came, to heaven returneth ; Too oft on earth a troubled guest, At times deceived, at times opprcst. It here is tried and purified, Then hath in heaven its perfect rest: It... | |
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