 They sin who tell us Love can die. With life all other passions fly, All others are but vanity. In Heaven Ambition cannot dwell, Nor Avarice in the vaults of Hell ; Earthly these passions of the Earth, They perish where they have their birth ; But Love...  The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal - Page 4561810Full view - About this book
 | Jewel - 1839 - 352 pages
...of Death smiles androses are blending, And beauty immortal awakes from the tomb. LOVE'S IMMORTALITY. THEY sin who tell us love can die : With life all...dwell, Nor Avarice in the vaults of hell. Earthly those passions of the earth, — They perish where they have their birth — But love is indestructible... | |
 | Rembrandt Peale - 1839 - 276 pages
...being, and no pure eye can behold it robbed of these, without sorrow and indignation. S. Stickney. THEY sin who tell us love can die. With life all other...In heaven ambition cannot dwell, Nor avarice in the depths of hell. Earthly these passions, as of earth, They perish where they have their birth. But love... | |
 | Fitz-Greene Halleck - 1840 - 378 pages
...By death alone to others given, This .moment hath to him restored The early-lost, the long-deplored. They sin who tell us Love can die. With life all other...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,... | |
 | Benjamin Dorr - 1840 - 110 pages
...heaven's gate, To meet and welcome me." CAROLINE BOWLES. " LOVE NEVER FAILETH." St. Paul. They Bin who tell us LOVE can die, With life all other passions...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,... | |
 | Mrs. Hemans - 1840 - 370 pages
...falling, When heaven its own is calling, Know then, thy guide is nigh ! II.— OH! DROOP THOU NOT. "They sin who tell us love can die, With life all...avarice in the vaults of hell. Earthly these passions, as of earth — They perish where they drew their birth. But love is indestructible! Its holy flame... | |
 | Mrs. Hemans - 1840 - 398 pages
...are falling, When heaven its own is calling, Know then, thy guide is nigh! II.— OH! DROOP THOU NOT. "They sin who tell us love can die, With life all...avarice in the vaults of hell. Earthly these passions, as of earth — They perish where they drew their birth. But love is indestructible! Its holy flame... | |
 | Henry Bacon - 1840 - 230 pages
...it true — true as though God uttered it in every human ear — that true affection never dies. " They sin who tell us love can die — With life all other passions fly ; But this — a flame that ever burneth — From heaven it came, to heaven returneth." And it returns... | |
 | Album - 1841 - 158 pages
...All joys but thine and blest Religion's die, The king of woes, pride-humbling poverty ! E. ELLIOTT. They sin, who tell us Love can die : With life all...passions of the earth, — They perish where they had their birth. But Love is indestructible ! Its holy flame for ever burneth : From heaven it came,... | |
 | Gems - 1841 - 622 pages
...holds the situation of poet laureate, which post he has enjoyed for nearly thirty years. LOVE. THBY sin who tell us love can die ; With life all other...avarice in the vaults of hell : Earthly these passions, as of earth, They perish where they have their birth. But love is indestructible ; Its holy flame for... | |
 | 208 pages
...LOVE. " They sin who tell us Love can die j With life all other passions fly — • All others arc but vanity. \ In Heaven Ambition cannot dwell, Nor...have their birth. But Love is indestructible ; Its holj- flame for ever burneth, From Heaven it came, to Heaven returnfith ; Too oft on Earth a troubled... | |
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