 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...  Flowers of fiction - Page 101837Full view - About this book
 | 1810 - 558 pages
...passions fly, All others are but vanity. In heaven ambition cannot dwell, Nor avarice in the vaults of hell. Earthly these passions, as of earth, They...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
...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 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 - Poetry - 1811 - 282 pages
...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...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
...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 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
...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 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
...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... | |
 | H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - American literature - 1817 - 492 pages
...Heuven ambition cannot dwell, •Vor 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 forever burneth ; J'rom heaven it came, tohenven returnelh. Tf oo oft on earth a troubled guest, At... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1818 - 290 pages
...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...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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