 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
 | Stephen Lucius Gwynn - 1904 - 242 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... | |
 | Stephen Lucius Gwynn - 1904 - 224 sider
...that vanish while he sips, Like Dead- Sea fruits, that tempt the eye, But turn to ashes on the lips 1 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 - 1905 - 230 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 I And, when from earth his spirit flies, Just Prophet, let the damn'd-one... | |
 | Francis Fisher Browne - 1906 - 548 sider
...of might ! May life's unblessed cup for him Be drugg"d with treacheries to the brim, — With hops that but allure to fly, With joys that vanish while...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... | |
 | George Wharton James - 1906 - 364 sider
...the judgment of Heaven upon him in the mirage: " May he, at last, with lips of flame, On the parched desert thirsting die, While lakes that shone in mockery nigh Are fading off, untouched, untasted." A thousand and one different mirages have been described, but, after twenty-five... | |
 | Augustine Langford - 1909 - 516 sider
...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...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... | |
 | 1909 - 672 sider
...children's shame. Outcast 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 off, untouched, untasted, Like the once-glorious hopes he blasted! And when from earth his spirit flies,... | |
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