 Oh for a tongue to curse the slave, Whose treason, like a deadly blight, Comes o'er the councils of the brave, And blasts them in their hour of might ! May life's unblessed cup, for him, Be drugg'd with treacheries to the brim— With hopes, that but...  The Gentleman's Magazine - Page 5371817Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Moore - 1863 - 580 pages
...for a tongue to curse the slave, Whose treason, like a deadly blight, Comes o'er the counsels of the brave, And blasts them in their hour of might ! May...to fly, With joys that vanish while he sips, Like Dead-Sea fruits, that tempt the eye, But turn to ashes on the lips ! His country's curse, his children's... | |
 | E. S. S. Rouse - United States - 1864 - 346 pages
...for a tongue to curse the knave, Whose treason, like a deadly blight, Comes o'er the councils of the brave, And blasts them in their hour of might ! May life's unblessed cup for him, Be drugged with treacheries to the brim. — MOORE. When at length the rash and wicked attempt was made,... | |
 | 1865 - 426 pages
...like a deadly blight, Comes o'er the councils of the brave, And blasts them in their hour of might I May Life's unblessed cup for him Be drugg'd with treacheries...to fly, With joys, that vanish while he sips, Like Dead-Sea fruits, that tempt the eye, But turn to ashes on the lips ! * His country's curse, his children's... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1871 - 356 pages
...of the brave, And blasts them in their hour of might ! May Life's unblessed cup for him Be drugged with treacheries to the brim, — With hopes, that...allure to fly, With joys, that vanish while he sips, lake Dead-Sea fruits, that tempt the eye, But turn to ashes on the lips ! ] His country's curse, his... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1872 - 660 pages
...for a tongue to curse the slave, Whose treason, like a deadly blight, Comes o'er the councils of the brave, And blasts them in their hour of might ! May...to fly, With joys, that vanish while he sips, Like Dead-Sea fruits, that tempt tho eye,3 But turn to ashes on the lips ! 1 A kind of trumpet :— it '... | |
 | Anthologia Anglica - 1873 - 512 pages
...for a tongue to curse the slave, Whose treason, like a deadly blight, Comes o'er the counsels of the brave, And blasts them in their hour of might ! May...to fly, With joys that vanish while he sips, Like Dead-Sea fruits, that tempt the eye, But turn to ashes on the lips ! His country's curse, his children's... | |
 | James Madison Watson - Readers (Elementary) - 1875 - 486 pages
...for a tongue to curse the slave, Whose treason, like a deadly blight, Comes o'er the councils of the brave, And blasts them in their hour of might ! May life's unblessed cup for him Be drugged with treacheries to the brim — With hopes, that but allure to fly, With joys, that vanish... | |
 | James Madison Watson - Readers - 1876 - 484 pages
...for a tongue to curse the slave, Whose treason, like a deadly blight, Comes o'er the councils of the brave, And blasts them in their hour of might ! May life's unblessed cup for him Be drugged with treacheries to the brim — With hopes, that but allure to fly, With joys, that vanish... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1877 - 202 pages
...for a tongue to curse the slave, Whose treason, like a deadly blight, Conies o'er the councils of the brave, And blasts them in their hour of might ! May...allure to fly, With joys, that vanish while he sips, Li'xe Dead-Sea fruits, that tempt the eye, But turn to ashes on the lips ! His country's curse, his... | |
 | Thomas Moore, John Francis Waller - Irish poetry - 1879 - 572 pages
...for a tongue to curse the slave, Whose treason, like a deadly blight, Comes o'er the councils of the brave, And blasts them in their hour of might! May Life's unblessed cup for him Be drugg'd with trcach'ries to the brim, — With hopes, that but allure to fly, With joys, that vanish while he sips,... | |
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