 | 1851 - 464 pàgines
...draft. With melancholy sincerity he himself acknowledges his weakness on this point. 'Alas,' he says: 'Alas ! our young affections run to waste, Or water...core, though tempting to the eyes, Flowers whose wild odors breathe but agonies, And trees wnose gums are poison, such the plants That spring beneath her... | |
 | 1851 - 510 pàgines
...draft. With melancholy sincerity he himself acknowledges his weakness on this point. 'Alas,' he says: 'Alas ! our young affections run to waste, Or water...core, though tempting to the eyes, Flowers whose wild odors breathe but agonies, And trees whose gums are poison, such the plants That spring beneath her... | |
 | Mrs. Hemans - 1852 - 604 pàgines
...that still remains of him— That single spot is the whole earth to me." COLERIDGE'S WalUnstein. " Alas ! our young affections run to waste, Or water but the desert." CkiUt HanU. THERE went a Warner's funeral through the night, A waving of tall plumes, a ruddy light... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1853 - 1024 pàgines
...dull satiety which all destroys — And root from out the soul the deadly weed which cloye Т cxx. ans» But weeds of dark luxuriance, tares of hast«, Rank at ihe core, though tempting to the eyes,... | |
 | Mrs. Hemans - 1853 - 596 pàgines
...that still remains of him— That single spot is the whole earth to me." COLERIDGE'S Wallenstein. " Alas ! our young affections run to waste, Or water but the desert." Childe Harold. THERE went a Warner's funeral through the night, A waving of tall plumes, a ruddy light... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1854 - 378 pàgines
...The dull satiety which all destroys— And root from out the soul the deadly weed which cloys ? cxx. Alas! our young affections run to waste, Or water...agonies, And trees whose gums are poison; such the plants cxxi. Oh Love ! no habitant of earth art thou— An unseen seraph, we believe in thee, A faith whose... | |
 | Haölé, George Washington Bates - 1854 - 506 pàgines
...most of this bright imagery is mutable and of short duration, and there are not a few who can say, " Alas ! our young affections run to waste, Or water...core, though tempting to the eyes ; Flowers whose wild odors breathe but agonies, And trees whose gums are poison ; such the plants Which spring beneath her... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1854 - 1126 pàgines
...The dull satiety which all destroys — (ind root from out the soul the deadly weed which cloys í Alas ! our young affections run to waste, Or water...core, though tempting to the eyes, Flowers whose wild odors breathe but agonies, And trees whose gums are poison ; such the plan— Which spring beneath... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1854 - 1104 pàgines
...waters slccjL Prison'd in marble, bubbling from the base \ Of the cleft statue, with a gentle leap cxx. Alas ! our young affections run to waste, Or water...core, though tempting to the eyes, Flowers whose wild odors breathe but agonies. And trees whose gums ore poison; such the plant Í Which spring beneath... | |
 | Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - 1855 - 612 pàgines
...but the desert ; whenee arise But weeds of dark luxurianee, tares of haste, Rank at the eore tlough tempting to the eyes, Flowers, whose wild odours breathe but agonies, And trees, whose gums are poison ; sueh the plants Whieh spring beneath her steps as passion flies O'er the world's wilderness, and... | |
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Alas ! our young affections run to waste, Or water but the desert ; whence arise But weeds of dark luxuriance, tares of haste, Rank at the core, though tempting to the eyes, Flowers whose wild odours breathe but agonies, And trees whose gums are poison... 
