 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 curse of Kehama - Page 90by Robert Southey - 1812Full view - About this book
 | Europe - 1810 - 560 pages
...vanity. In heaven ambition cannot dwell, Nor avarice in the vaults of hell. Earthly these passions, as of earth, They perish where they have their birth. But...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... | |
 | 1810 - 522 pages
...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...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,... | |
 | 1810 - 558 pages
...vanity. In heaven ambition cannot dwell, Nor avarice in the vaults of hell. Earthly these passions, as of earth, They perish where they have their birth. But...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
...others are but vanity. In heaven ambition cannot dwell, Nor avarice in the vaults of hell; Earthiy these passions of the earth, They perish where they...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... | |
 | 1812 - 470 pages
...die. With life all other passions fly, AH others are but vanity. In Ireavcn ambition cannot dwell, Nor avarice in the vaults of hell; Earthly these passions...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... | |
 | 1812 - 374 pages
...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...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 - Marriage - 1813 - 168 pages
...; With life all other passions fly, All others are hat vanity. In Heaven ambition cannot dwell, 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;... | |
 | 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 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... | |
 | H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - American literature - 1817 - 492 pages
...With life all ol::er passions fly, All others are but vanity. In Heuven ambition cannot dwell, •Vor avarice in the vaults of hell ; Earthly these passions...birth ; But love is indestructible. Its holy flame forever burneth ; J'rom heaven it came, tohenven returnelh. Tf oo oft on earth a troubled guest, At... | |
 | H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - American literature - 1817 - 502 pages
...: 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 wnere they have their birth; But love is indestructible. Its holy flame forever bumeth ; From heaven... | |
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