 | Emily Taylor - American poetry - 1839 - 304 pages
...DELUSIVE. 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...And love, and hope, and beauty's bloom, Are blossoms gather'd for the tomb: There's nothing bright but heaven! Poor wanderers of a stormy day, From wave... | |
 | Emily Taylor - American poetry - 1839 - 306 pages
...on—from youth to age; Then plunges in the fearful sea Of fathomless Eternity. THE WORLD DELUSIVE. 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 ! And false the light on glory's... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1841 - 448 pages
...— Chrysost. Homil. 8. in Epist. ad Tim. y THIS WORLD IS ALL A FLEETING SHOW. (Am. — STEVENSON. ) THIS world is all a fleeting show, For man's illusion...And Love and Hope, and Beauty's bloom, Are blossoms gather'd for the tomb — There's nothing bright but Heaven ! Poor wanderers of a stormy day, From... | |
 | English poetry - 1840 - 378 pages
...evening's cold dew, Looks radiantly down on the tears of this world. THIS WORLD 1S ALL A FLEETING SHOW. 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 ! And false the light on Glory's... | |
 | English poetry - 1840 - 368 pages
...cold dew, Looks radiantly down on the tears of this world. THIS WORLD II ALL A FLEETINO SHOW. THI« 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 ! And false the light on Glory's... | |
 | Egypt - 1841 - 214 pages
...reader to seek a mansion in the skies. A poet has well tuned his harp to the following strains : '' This world is all a fleeting show, For man's illusion given; The smile of joy, the tears of woe, Deceitful shine, deceitful flow, — There's nothing true but heaven.... | |
 | Samuel Kirkham - Elocution - 1842 - 386 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Samuel Niles Sweet - Elocution - 1843 - 324 pages
...ha (peaks of his crimes, require a high k«y, and great energy. THERE'S NOTHING TRUE BUT HEAVEN. 1. 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. 2. And false the light on... | |
 | Samuel Nott - Faith - 1843 - 178 pages
...With promise shine, with warning flow, — Earth will prove TRUE in Heaven ! The light that shines on glory's plume, As fading hues of even ; And love, and hope, and beauty's bloom, Shine in a light, may pass the tomb ; Earth glows more BRIGHT in Heaven ! Poor wanderers of a stormy... | |
 | Samuel Nott - Faith - 1843 - 180 pages
...principles, and especially from the plans and expectations of the age.] THIS WORLD. THIS WORLD is not a fleeting show, For man's illusion given ; The smiles of joy, the tears of woe, With promise shine, with warning flow, — Earth will prove TRUE in Heaven ! The light that shines... | |
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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... 
