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 4561810Full view - About this book
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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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