 | Anthologia Anglica - 1873 - 512 sider
...mountain-head, Become enthroned in upper air, And turn to sun-bright glories there. Id. THE TRAITOR. OH for a tongue to curse the slave, Whose treason, like a deadly blight, Comes o'er the counsels of the brave, And blasts them in their hour of might ! May life's unblessed cup for him Be... | |
 | Thomas Hewitt Key - 1874 - 572 sider
...Woe to the youth, whom Fancy gains Winning from Keason's hands the reins ; or again in Lalla Eookh : Oh for a tongue to curse the slave Whose treason like a deadly blight Comes o'er the counsels of the bravo And whelms them in the hour of might. Ititschl, lam aware, in the first volume... | |
 | James Madison Watson - 1875 - 486 sider
...native earth Return ! Away ! Thou art too base for man To tread upon. Thou scum ! thou reptile I 3. Oh, for a tongue to curse the slave, Whose treason,...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... | |
 | James Madison Watson - 1876 - 484 sider
...native earth Return ! Away ! Thou art too base for man To tread upon. Thou scum ! thou reptile ! 3 Oh, for a tongue to curse the slave, Whose treason,...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... | |
 | James Comper Gray - 1876 - 424 sider
...crying sins of arbitrary powers." — JA Alexander. »v. 1—6. J.Alt, ing, Op. ii. pars. 4, 74. " 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 mightl " — Thot. Moore. As an unbeliever, you cannot be grateful to... | |
 | 1876 - 504 sider
...the ship, which was defeated or prevented, by the treachery of a Frenchman. " O for a curse to kill the slave, Whose treason, like a deadly blight, Comes o'er the councils of the brave, To blast them in the hour of might." Barney was a prisoner at New York, for five months, after which... | |
 | Thomas Moore, John Francis Waller - 1879 - 572 sider
...behind on glory's bed, He liv'd, and in the face of morn, Laugh'd them and Faith and Hcav'n to scorr Oh for a tongue to curse the slave, Whose treason,...might! May Life's unblessed cup for him Be drugg'd with trcach'ries to the brim, — With hopes, that but allure to fly, With joys, that vanish while he sips,... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1880 - 642 sider
...behind on glory's bed, lie lived, and, in the face of morn, Laughed them and Faith and Heaven to scorn. Oh for a tongue to curse the slave Whose treason,...the brave, And blasts them in their hour of might I May Life's unblessed cup for him Be drugged with treacheries to the brim, — With hopes that but... | |
 | Henry George Bohn - 1881 - 738 sider
...libertines who brawl in taverns. Byron, Doge of Venice, vi. 1. Oh for a tongue to curse the slave, Whoso treason, like a deadly blight, Comes o'er the councils...the brave, And blasts them in their hour of might ! Thos. Moore. His country's curse, his children's shame, Outcast of virtue, peace, and fame. Thos.... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1882 - 682 sider
...hind on glory's bed, He lived, and, in the face of morn, Laughed them and Faith and Heaven to scorn. Oh for a tongue to curse the slave Whose treason,...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 j oys that vanish... | |
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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! 
