 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...  Buds for the Bridal Wreath - Page 71by William Phillips Tilden - 1868Full view - About this book
 | Europe - 1810 - 560 pages
...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,...earth a troubled guest, At times deceived, at times opprest, It here is tried and purified, And hath in heaven its perfect rest ; It soweth here with toil... | |
 | 1810 - 522 pages
...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 pages
...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 - Literature, Modern - 1811 - 456 pages
...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...earth a troubled guest, At times deceived, at times opprest, It here is tried and purified, Then hath in heaven its perfect rest. Oh ! when a mother meets... | |
 | Robert Southey - Poetry - 1811 - 282 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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...earth a troubled guest, At times deceived, at times opprest, It here is tried and purified, Then hath in heaven its perfect rest. Oh ! when a mother meets... | |
 | New Church gen. confer - 1865 - 630 pages
...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...earth a troubled guest, At times deceived, at times opprest, It here is tried and purified; Then hath in heaven its perfect rest: It soweth here with toil... | |
 | Early English newspapers - 1817 - 732 pages
...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... | |
 | H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - American literature - 1817 - 502 pages
...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... | |
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