 The soul on earth is an immortal guest, Compelled to starve at an unreal feast : A spark, which upward tends by nature's force -. A stream, diverted from its parent source ; A drop, dissevered from the boundless sea ; A moment, parted from eternity ;...  The Works of Hannah More - Page 161by Hannah More - 1830Full view - About this book
 | William Roberts - 1835 - 522 pages
...its bliss in pleasure, wealth, or praise ? No, — wisdom views with an indifferent eye All finite joys, all blessings born to die. The soul on earth...at an unreal feast : A spark, which upward tends by uature's force ; A stream diverted from its parent source ; A drop dissever'd from the boundless sea... | |
 | William Roberts - 1835 - 516 pages
...bliss in pleasure, wealth, or praise 1 No, — wisdom views with an indifferent eye All finite jovs, all blessings born to die. The soul on earth is an immortal guest, Compell'd to starve at an nnreal feast : A spark, which upward tends by nature's force; A stream diverted from its parent source... | |
 | William Roberts - 1836 - 552 pages
...wealth, or praise ? No, — wisdom views with an indifferent eye All finite joys, all blessings bom to die. The soul on earth is an immortal guest, Compell'd...parent source ; A drop dissever'd from the boundless aea ; A moment parted f om eternity. In her poem on Sensibility, the line of discrimination between... | |
 | Poet - 1837 - 1082 pages
...creation fairer and more lovely to the eye. She dreamed not of the looking to home, she felt not that, " The soul on earth is an immortal guest, Compell'd to starve at an unreal feast ; A spark that upward tends by nature's force ; A stream divided from its parent source ; A drop ilissevcr'd... | |
 | Richard Marks - 1838 - 386 pages
...The soul on earth is an immortal guest, Compelled to starve at an unreal feast ; A spark that upwards tends by nature's force ; A stream diverted from its parent source ; A drop dissevered from the boundless sea ; A moment parted from eternity ! A pilgrim, panting for a rest to... | |
 | Emily Taylor - 1839 - 306 pages
...seek its bliss in pleasure, wealth, or praise ? No : wisdom views, with an indifferent eye, All finite joys, all blessings born to die. The soul on earth...guest, Compell'd to starve at an unreal feast: A spark, that upward tends by nature's force; A stream, diverted from its parent source ; A drop, dissever'd... | |
 | Hannah More - 1839 - 570 pages
...wealth, or praise ? No :—Wisdom views with an indifferent eye All finite joys, all hlessings horn to die. The soul on earth is an immortal guest; Compell'd...starve at an unreal feast: A spark, which upward tends hy nature's force ; A stream diverted from its parent source ; A drop, dissever'd from the houndless... | |
 | Hannah More - 1840 - 832 pages
...its bliss in pleasure, wealth, or praise ? No : — Wisdom views with an indifferent eye All finite joys, all blessings born to die. The soul on earth...unreal feast : A spark, which upward tends by nature's foro« ; A stream diverted from its parent source ; A drop, dissever'd from the boundless sea ; A moment,... | |
 | Christian - 1840 - 318 pages
...seek its bliss in pleasure, wealth, or praise ? No; Wisdom views with an indiff'rent eye All finite joys, all blessings born to die ; The soul on earth is an immortal guest, Compell'd to starve at an ideal feast, A spark that upward tends by nature's force, A stream diverted from its parent source,... | |
 | Christian - 1840 - 312 pages
...seek its bliss in pleasure, wealth, or praise ? No ; Wisdom views with an indiff'rent eye All finite joys, all blessings born to die ; The soul on earth is an immortal guest, Compell'd to starve at an ideal feast, A spark that upward tends by nature's force, A stream diverted from its parent source,... | |
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