 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 New Mirror - Page 244edited by - 1843Full view - About this book
 | Sarah Stickney Ellis - Conduct of life - 1845 - 196 pages
...veneration. We cannot better conclude this chapter than with the following appropriate lines by Southey. 1 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 depths of hell. Earthly these passions,... | |
 | Love poetry - 1841 - 178 pages
...Cupid blind did rise. O, Love ! has she done this to thee ? What shall, alas! become of me? LTLT. LOVE. 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 depths of hell. Earthly these passions,... | |
 | William Johnson Fox - Hymns, English - 1845 - 124 pages
...of life Time or eternity can prove ; Both men and angels, worms and gods, Exist in universal love. 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 haunts of hell ; Earthly these passions... | |
 | English literature - 1845 - 614 pages
...joys hut thine and blest Religion's die, The king of woes, pride-humbling poverty ! E. ELLIOTT. THET r : — Full on this casement shone the wintry moon, And threw warm gules on but vanity. In heaven Ambition can not dwell, Nor Avarice in the vaults of hell. Earthly these passions... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Authors, English - 1845 - 558 pages
...evening dew Falling on vernal herbs which thirst for rain. IMMORTALITY OF LOVE. TII 1. 1 sin who tell as 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... | |
 | D. Corcoran - American wit and humor - 1846 - 526 pages
...you." Lavina. — ' Dost thou deem It such an easy task for the fond breast To root affection out t They sin who tell us love can die ; With life all other passions fly, All others are but vanity.' " " Lavina," said the Recorder, " you may go : I shall be bail myself that Mrs. Harley... | |
 | Dennis Corcoran - American wit and humor - 1846 - 244 pages
...you." Lavina. — " ' Dost thou deem It such an easy task for the fond breast To root affection out ? They sin who tell us love can die ; With life all other passions fly, All others are but vanity.' '' " Lavina," said the Recorder, " you may go : I shall be bail myself that Mrs. Harley... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - History - 1846 - 296 pages
...ducats. You may send them to your parents, if you like it." LESSON THIRTY-FOURTH. Love is Eternal. They sin who tell us love can die. With life all other passions fly, All others are but vanity. In heaven ambition cannot dwell, IN or avarice in the vaults of hell; Earthly these passions... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Authors, English - 1846 - 540 pages
...like a copious evening dew Falling on vernal herbs which thirst for rain. IMMORTALITY OF LOVE. TRET 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... | |
 | Samuel Niles Sweet - Elocution - 1846 - 372 pages
...again 7" It speaks of the eternal re-union of Christians in heaven, and so does the word of God. " 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." The elocution... | |
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