 | Religion - 1837 - 234 pages
...Christ's sake. Amen. [ 218 } HYMNS. THERE'S NOTHING TRUE BUT HEAVEN. This world is all a fleeting show, In man's illusion given ; The smiles of joy, the tears...and hope, and beauty's bloom, Are blossoms gathered for the tomb; There's nothing bright but heaven ! Poor wanderers of a stormy day, From wave to wave... | |
 | Religion - 1837 - 234 pages
...Christ's sake. Amen. _ HYMNS. THERE'S NOTHING TRUE BUT HEAVEN. This world is all a fleeting show, In man's illusion given ; The smiles of joy, the tears...but heaven ! And false the light on glory's plume, A» fading hues of even ; And love, and hope, and beauty's bloom, Are blossoms gathered for the tomb... | |
 | Literature - 1839 - 726 pages
...a beautiful world ! said I, in an ecstacy of delight. " Softly — softly," said a gentle voice, " This world is all a fleeting show For man's illusion...the tears of woe, Deceitful shine, deceitful flow — There 's nothing true but Heaven : as you will find by attending to the " SONG OF THE PANSIES ;... | |
 | 1837 - 860 pages
...MELODY," BEGINNING, " The world is all я fleeting show For man's illusion given." The world U not a fleeting show For man's ILLUSION given ; The smiles of joy, the tears of woe. Those as they shine, these as they flow, Should ripen him for heaven. 'Mid clouds and sheen, 'mid blight... | |
 | English monthly tract society - 1838 - 634 pages
...who sang his exquisite productions in the saloons of grandeur, amid the applauses of beauty : — " This world is all a fleeting show, For man's illusion...And love, and hope, and beauty's bloom, Are blossoms gather'd from the tomb ; There's nothing bright but Heaven ! " Poor wanderers of a stormy day, From... | |
 | 1839 - 776 pages
...a beautiful world ! said I, in an ecstasy of delight. " Softly — softly," said a gentle voice, " This world is all a fleeting show For man's illusion...deceitful flow — There's nothing true but Heaven f as you will find by attending to the "SONG OF THE PANSIES ; OR, TWO FACES UNDER A HOOD-" Come hither... | |
 | William Cutter Hanscom - Sermons, American - 1838 - 226 pages
...have perished in the ardor of that love which gave them their sparkling brilliancy ! It is true, '' This world is all a fleeting show, For man's illusion...shine, deceitful flow : There's nothing true but heaven ! " • Who does not love, at such a season as this, to look back and reflect upon the pleasing scenes... | |
 | Frederic James Post, of Islington - 1838 - 528 pages
...CAIUS. " Virtue lives beyond the grave." We cannot better conclude than by the following lines: — " This world is all a fleeting show, For man's illusion given ; The smiles of joy, the tears of wo, Deceitful shine, deceitful flow — There's nothing true but Heaven." 1831,2mo.26<A.— To secure... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1838 - 412 pages
...late Mn. Shcridin It is sunf to the beautiful old words, " I <*o confess thou'rt smooth and fair." * Z The smiles of Joy, the tears of Woe, Deceitful shine, deceitful flow — There 's nothing true but heaven ! And false the light on Glory'« plume, As fading hues of Even... | |
 | Priscilla Maden Watts - 1839 - 286 pages
...ever dear, and true, and kind, and good, and brave ! THIS WORLD IS ALL A FLEETING SHOW. BY T. MOORE. THIS world is all a fleeting show, For man's illusion...And Love, and Hope, and Beauty's bloom, Are blossoms gather'd from the tomb, — There's nothing bright but Heaven ! Poor wanderers of a stormy day, From... | |
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This world is all a fleeting show For man's illusion given ; The smiles of joy, the tears of woe, Deceitful shine, deceitful flow, — There's nothing true but Heaven... 
