 | Benjamin Wait - 1843 - 378 sider
...afterwards proved to have been him, as I will have occasion to relate. Oh! for a curse to kill the slnve, Whose treason, like a deadly blight, Comes o'er the councils of the brave, And blasts them in the hour of might. The large, heavy chain, it may well be imagined, added much to" our misery. Mr.... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1844 - 800 sider
...behind on glory's bed. He liv'd, and, in the face of morn, Laugh'd them and Faith and Heav'n to scorn. Oh for a tongue to curse the slave, Whose treason,...! May Life's unblessed cup for him Be drugg'd with treach'ries to the brim, — With hopes, that but allure to fly, With joys, that vanish while he sips.... | |
 | 1844 - 524 sider
...priests. Sadly does the conduct of these schismatics call to remembrance the words of the poet :— " Oh for a tongue to curse the slave Whose treason, like a deadly blight, Comes on the counsels of the brave, And blasts them in their hour of might." The disgraceful attempt to raise... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1845 - 298 sider
...behind on glory's bed, He lived, and, in the face of morn, Laughed them and Faith and Heaven to acorn. O for a tongue to curse the slave, Whose treason, like...hour of might ! May Life's unblessed cup for him Be drugged with treacheries to the brim, — With hopes, that but allure to fly, With joys, that vanish... | |
 | Jacob K. Neff - 1845 - 642 sider
...of Andre — Paulding, Williams, and Van Wert rewarded by Congress — Price of Arnold's Treason. " Oh for a tongue to curse the slave, Whose treason,...the councils of the brave, And blasts them in their hours of might ! May life's unblessed cup for him Be drugg'd with treacheries to the brim, With hopes... | |
 | 1845 - 614 sider
...behind on glory's bed, He lived, and, in the face of morn, Laugh'd them and Faith and Ileav'n to scorn. n the sea-nymphs lave, With snowy arms half swelling...on the classed and clcntny wave Tholr o,,,, _^r,u, blast's tlicm in their hour of might ! May Life's unblessed cup for him Be drugg'd with treach'ries... | |
 | 1847 - 540 sider
...does never prosper ; what 's the reason ? Why, when it prospers, none dare call it treason. 6. O ! for a tongue to curse the slave, Whose treason, like...deadly blight, Comes o'er the councils of the brave, To blast them in their hour of might ! MOORE'S Latta Rookh. TRIUMPH — VICTORY. 1. O, such a day,... | |
 | 1847 - 526 sider
...does never prosper ; what 's the reason ? Why, when it prospers, none dare call it treason. 5. O ! for a tongue to curse the slave, Whose treason, like...deadly blight, Comes o'er the councils of the brave, To blast them in their hour of might ! MOORE'S Lalla Rookh. TRIUMPH — VICTORY. 1. O, such a day,... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1849 - 822 sider
...in the face of morn, Laugh'd them and Faith and Heav'n to scorn. Oh for a tongne to curse the slaye, Whose treason, like a deadly blight, Comes o'er the...! May Life's unblessed cup for him Be drugg'd with treach'ries to the brim, — With hopes, that but allure to fly. With joys, that vanish while he sips,... | |
 | Confessor - 1851 - 336 sider
...you trust me ? Yes or no?" "I will," replied Lyndesay. And the interview teririnated, CHAPTER III. Oh, for a tongue to curse the slave, Whose treason,...them in their hour of might! May Life's unblessed cap, for him, Be drugg'd with treacheries to the brim,— With hopes, that but allure to fly,— With... | |
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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! 
