Alas ! how light a cause may move Dissension between hearts that love ! — Hearts that the world in vain had tried, And sorrow but more closely tied ! That stood the storm — when waves were rough — Yet, in a sunny hour fall off; — Like ships that... The poetical works of Thomas Moore - Page 74by Thomas Moore - 1860Full view - About this book
| 1822 - 634 pages
...how light a cause will move Dimention between those who love ! II. Mr Is that Ihe world in vain have tried, And sorrow but more closely tied ; That stood...the storm when waves were rough, Yet in a sunny hour fell off; Like ships that have gone down at sea, When heaven »• ail tranquillity. Three months flew... | |
| Thomas Moore - 1817 - 416 pages
...the fairest, hide her brow, In melancholy stillness now ? Alas — how light a cause may move ~\~~ Dissension between hearts that love ! Hearts that...when waves were rough, Yet in a sunny hour fall off, * 6 The capital of Shadukiam. v. note, p. 160. Like ships, that have gone down at sea. When heav'n... | |
| 1817 - 708 pages
...how light a cause may move Dissension between hearts that love ! Hearts that the world in vain has tried, And sorrow but more closely tied ; That stood...fall off, Like ships that have gone down at sea, When heav'n was all tranquillity ! A something, light as air — a look, A word unkind or wrongly taken—-... | |
| Thomas Moore - 1817 - 374 pages
...Alas—how light a causa may move Dissension between hearts that love! Hearts that the world in vain has tried, And sorrow but more closely tied; That stood...fall off, Like ships that have gone down at sea, When heav'n was all tranquillity! A something, light as air—a look, A word unkind or wrongly taken—-... | |
| 1817 - 522 pages
...how light a cause may move Dissension between hearts that love ! Hearts that the world in vain has tried, And sorrow but more closely tied; That stood...off, Like ships, that have gone down at sea, When heav'n was all tranquillity ! A something, light as air — a look, A word unkind or wrongly taken—-... | |
| Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1817 - 738 pages
...rais'd to count his ages by!' p ' Alas — how light a cause may move .- Dissension between hearts tlwt love ! Hearts that the world in vain had tried, And sorrow but more closely tied : . 2 E 2 That stood the storm, when waves were rough, Yet in a sunny hour fall off, Like ships, that... | |
| Mrs. Ross, Author of The balance of comfort - 1819 - 270 pages
...Montague settled for some time at Plymouth. CHAP. XX. A!a« ! how light a cause may move Dissention between hearts that love ! Hearts that the world in...sea, When heaven was all tranquillity ! A something as light as air— a look, A word unkind or wrongly taken — Oh! love, that tempests never shook,... | |
| Friedrich Johann Jacobsen - 1820 - 796 pages
...between hearts that love ! Hearts that the world in vain hos tried, And sorrow but rnore cJosely tieef; That stood the storm when waves were r.ough, Yet in...off", Like ships that have gone down at sea, When heav'n was all tranquillity ! A something, light as air — a look, A word unkind or wrongly taken... | |
| Thomas Moore - 1825 - 326 pages
...melancholy stillness now ? Alas— how light a cause may move Dissensions between hearts that love I Heaits that the world in vain had tried, And sorrow but more...fall off, Like ships that have gone down at sea, When heav'n was all tranquillity ! A something, light as air— a look, A word unkind, or wrongly taken—... | |
| John White (A.M.) - 1826 - 340 pages
...light a cause may move , , : . Dissension between hearts that love ! Hearts that the world in vain has tried, . And sorrow but more closely tied ; That stood the storm when waves were rough, Yet,in a sunny hour fall off, Like ships that have gone down at sea, When heaven was all tranquillity... | |
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