 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...  Choice descriptive poetry, selected by a lady - Page 43by Choice descriptive poetry - 1852Full view - About this book
 | 1810 - 560 pages
...ambition cannot dwell, Nor avarice in the vaults of hell. Earthly these passions, as of earth, They perish where they have their birth. But Love is indestructible...deceived, 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... | |
 | 1810 - 558 pages
...ambition cannot dwell, Nor avarice in the vaults of hell. Earthly these passions, as of earth, They perish where they have their birth. But Love is indestructible...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... | |
 | 1810 - 522 pages
...cannot dwell, Nor Avarice in the vaults of Hell ; Earthly these passions of the Earth, They 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,... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1811 - 282 pages
...cannot dwell, Nor Avarice in the vaults of Hell ; Earthly these passions of the Earth, They perish where they have their birth ; But Love is indestructible....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... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1812 - 278 pages
...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 is indestructible. Its holy flame for ever buniet.h, From Heaven it came, to Heaven returneth; Too oft on Earth a troubled guest, At times deceiv'd,... | |
 | 1812 - 374 pages
...cannot dwell, Nor Avarice in the vaults of Hell ; Earthly these passions of the Earth, They perish where they have their birth; But Love is indestructible. Its holy flame for ever bnrnelh. From Heaven it came, to Heaven rtturneth; Tno oft on Earth a troubled gurst, At times dcceiv'd,... | |
 | John Ovington - 1813 - 168 pages
...Nor avarice in the vaults of hell ; Earthly these passions of the earth, They perish where they had their 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 times deceiv'd, at times... | |
 | 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... | |
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