 Sea fruits, that tempt the eye, But turn to ashes on the lips ! His country's curse, his children's shame. Outcast of virtue, peace, and fame. May he, at last, with lips of flame On the parch'd desert thirsting die, — While lakes that shone in mockery...  The Spirit of the Old Dominion - Side 293af Stephen T. Mitchell - 1827 - 293 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1845 - 558 sider
...! Oh for a tongue to curse the slave, Whose treason, like a deadly blight, Comes o'er the councils of the brave, And blasts them in their hour of might...nigh Are fading off, untouch'd. untasted Like the once glorious hopes he blasted ! And, when from earth his spirit flies, Just Prophet, let the damn'd... | |
 | Jacob K. Neff - 1845 - 642 sider
...to the brim, With hopes that but allure to fly, With joys that vanish while he sips, Like Dead-Sea fruits, that tempt the eye, But turn to ashes on the...While lakes that shone in mockery nigh, Are fading off antouch'd, untasted, Like the once glorious hopes he blasted !" IT is a painful task to curse a man,... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1846 - 540 sider
...! Oh for a tongue to curse the slave, Whose treason, like a deadly blight, Comes o'er the councils of the brave, And blasts them in their hour of might...nigh Are fading off, untouch'd. untasted Like the once glorious hopes he blasted ! And, when from earth his spirit flies, Just Prophet, let the damn'd... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1849 - 822 sider
...The lame Is asserted of the oranges there ; vide ïfï/тяп'в Travels in AMatic Turkey. 370 371 His country's curse, his children's shame. Outcast...nigh,' Are fading off, untouch'd, untasted, Like the once glorious hopes he blasted ! And, when from earth his spirit flies, Just Prophet, let the damn'd-one... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1850 - 322 sider
...neither animal nor plant can live in this water."— KLAPROTH'S Chemical Analysis of the water of tht His country's curse, his children's shame, Outcast...shone in mockery nigh,* Are fading off, untouch'd, untested, Like the once glorious hopes he blasted! And, when from earth his spirit flies, Just Prophet,... | |
 | Confessor - 1851 - 336 sider
...that vanish while he sips ; Like Dead Sea fruits, that tempt the eye, But turn to ashes on the lips E May he, at last, with lips of flame, On the parch'd...untasted, Like the once-glorious hopes he blasted !—MOORE. BUT it is time that we turn our attention to the fate of our heroine, whose captivity had... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1853 - 790 sider
...country's cune, his children's shame, Outcast of virtue, peace, and fame, May ho, at last, with lipa of flame On the parch'd desert thirsting die, — While lakes, that shone in mockery nigh,' Arc fading off, untouch'd, untested, Like the once glorious hopes he blasted ! And, when from earth... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1856 - 830 sider
...the brim, — With hopes, that but allure to fly, With joys, that vanish while he sips, Like Dead-Sea fruits, that tempt the eye, But turn to ashes on the...nigh,* Are fading off, untouch'd, untasted, Like the once glorious hopes he blasted 1 And, when from earth his spirit flies, Just Prophet, let the damn'd-one... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1856 - 426 sider
...the brim, — With hopes, that but allure to fly, With joys, that vanish while he sips, Like Dead-Sea fruits, that tempt the eye, But turn to ashes on the...nigh,* Are fading off, untouch'd, untasted, Like the once glorious hopes he blasted ! And, when from earth his spirit flies, Just Prophet, let the damn'd-one... | |
 | Beautiful poetry - 1857 - 418 sider
...to the brim, With hopes that but allure to fly, With joys that vanish while he sips, Like dead-sea fruits, that tempt the eye, But turn to ashes on the...lakes, that shone in mockery nigh, Are fading off, untouched, untasted, Like the once glorious hopes he blasted ! MOORE. SHE WAS NOT FAIR NOR FULL OF... | |
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