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" But love is indestructible. Its holy flame for ever burneth, From heaven it came, to heaven returneth ; Too oft on earth a troubled guest, At times deceived, at times opprest, It here is tried and purified, Then hath in heaven its perfect rest : It soweth... "
The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal - Page 456
1810
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The Christian Remembrancer, Volume 6

1843 - 750 pages
...burneth, From Heaven it came to Heaven retumeth ; Too oft on Earth a troubled guest, At times deceived, at times opprest, It here is tried and purified, Then hath in Heaven its perfect rest : It soweth here with toil and care, But the harvest time of Love is there. " Oh ! when a Mother meets...
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British melodies, extracts from the modern poets [signed J.H.R.].

British melodies - 1820 - 280 pages
...They perish where they have their birth. Hut Love is indestructible; Its holy flame for ever burneUi, From heaven it came, to heaven returneth ; Too oft on earth a troubled guest, At times deceived, at times opprest, It here is tried and purified, And hath in heaven its perfect rest ; It...
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The Poetical Common-place Book: Consisting of an Original Selection of ...

1822 - 418 pages
...They perish where they have their birth. But love is indestructible; Its holy flame for ever burnetb, From heaven it came, to heaven returneth Too oft on...deceiv'd, at times opprest, It here is tried and purified, And hath in heaven its perfect rest : It soweth here with toil and care, But the harvest-time of love...
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Sketch of Connecticut, Forty Years Since

Lydia Howard Sigourney - 1824 - 292 pages
...with a life like thine." CHAPTER XVIII. " Pure Love is indestructible, Its holy (lame forever burneth, From heaven it came, to heaven returneth ; Too oft...and purified, Then hath in heaven its perfect rest." Southey. THE clergyman, after his return from performing the last pious offices for Oriana, read the...
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The cabinet; or The selected beauties of literature [ed. by J ..., Volume 1

Cabinet - 1824 - 440 pages
...They perish where they have their birth. But Love is indestructible ; Its holy flame for ever burneth, From heaven it came, to heaven returneth ; Too oft on earth a troubled guest, At times deceived at times opprest, It here is tried and purified, And hath in heaven its perfect rest ; It...
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The legend of Genevieve, with other tales and poems, by Delta

David Macbeth Moir - 1825 - 350 pages
...horizontal ray, And in effulgent meekness melts away ! THE MINER OF PERU Love's holy flame for ever bumeth; From heaven it came, to heaven returneth ; Too oft on earth a troubled guest, At times deceived, at times opprcst. It here is tried and purified, Then hath in heaven its perfect rest: It...
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Arliss's Literary collections

John Arliss - 1825 - 382 pages
...They perish where they have their hirth, But love is indistructible; Its holy flame for ever burneth ; From heaven it came, to heaven returneth ; Too oft on earth a troubled g uest, At times deceiv'd, at times opprest, It here is tried and purified, And hath in heaven its...
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The National magazine and general review

James Lyon (of Fairhaven, Vermont) - 486 pages
...They perish when they have their birth, But Love is indestructible. Its holy flame for ever burneth, From heaven it came, to heaven returneth, Too oft on earth a troubled guest, At times deceived, at times opprest, It here is tried and purified, Then hath in heaven its perfect rest. It...
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Specimens of sacred and serious poetry, from Chaucer to the present day ...

John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 pages
...They perish where they have their birth. But Love is indestructible; Its holy flame for ever burneth, From heaven it came, to heaven returneth ; Too oft on earth a troubled guest, At times deceived, at times opprest, It here is tried and purified, And hath in heaven its perfect rest; It...
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The Inspector, Literary Magazine and Review, Volume 2

1827 - 574 pages
...to heaven returneth ; " Is oft on earth a troubled guest, " At times deceived, at times oppressed, " It here is tried and purified, " Then hath in heaven its perfect rest : " It soweth here with toil and care, " But the harvest time of love is there. " Oh ! when a mother...
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