 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
 | Thomas Moore - 1859 - 606 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-one... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1866 - 580 sider
...fly, With joys, that vanish while he sips, Like Dead-Sea fruits, that tempt the eye, On the parch 'd desert thirsting die, — While lakes that shone in mockery nigh Are fading oft, untouch'd, untasted, Like the once glorious hopes he blasted ! And, when from earth his spirit... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1863 - 580 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...While lakes that shone in mockery nigh Are fading oft, untouch'd, untasted, Like the once glorious hopes he blasted ! And, when from earth his spirit... | |
 | 1865 - 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... | |
 | Anthologia Anglica - 1873 - 512 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...While lakes that shone in mockery nigh Are fading oft, untouch'd, untasted, Like the once glorious hopes he blasted ! And, when from earth his spirit... | |
 | James Madison Watson - 1875 - 486 sider
...children's shame, Outcasts of virtue, peace, and fame, May he, at last, with lips of flame On the parched desert thirsting die — While lakes that shone in mockery nigh Are fading 6ff, untouched, untasted, Like the once glorious hopes he blasted ! And, when from earth his spirit... | |
 | Thomas Moore, John Francis Waller - 1879 - 572 sider
...And blasts them in their hour of might! May Life's unblessed cup for him Be drugg'd with trcach'ries to the brim, — With hopes, that but allure to fly,...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... | |
 | Passages, John Allen Giles - 1881 - 744 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... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1881 - 544 sider
...the brim, — With hopes, that but allure to fly, With joys, that vanish while ho sips, Like Dead-Sea fruits, that tempt the eye. But turn to ashes on the...While lakes that shone in mockery nigh Are fading oft, untouch'd, untasted, Like the once glorious hopes he blasted ! And, when from earth his spirit... | |
 | 1886 - 552 sider
...children's shame, Outcast of virtue, peace, aud fame; May he, at last, with lips of llame On the parched desert, thirsting, die. — While lakes, that shone in mockery nigh, Are fading off, untouched, untasted, Like the once glorious hopes he blasted! And when from earth his spirit flies.... | |
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