 We wither from our youth, we gasp away — Sick — sick; unfound the boon — unslaked the thirst, Though to the last, in verge of our decay, Some phantom lures, such as we sought at first — But all too late, — so are we doubly curst, Love, fame,...  Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Page 801897Full view - About this book
 | Elizabeth Caroline Grey - 1845 - 958 pages
...words. Gertrude laughed and changed the conversation. CHAPTER II " Love, fame, ambition, avarice— 'tis the same, Each idle — and all ill— and none...worst — For all are meteors with a different name." Cnir.or HAROLD. HE Spanish lessons commenced. The MarClle8a made no objection, when the Baroness, acc°nipanied... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1846 - 848 pages
...first— But all too late, — so ore we doubly curst. Love, fame, ambition, avarice — Ч is the some, day of death is fled, The first С XXV. Few— none — find what they love or could have lovod. Though ¡ici-ident, blind contact,... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1846 - 1068 pages
...at first — But all too late, — so arc we doubly curst. Love, fame, ambition, avarice — Ч is the same, Each idle — and all ill — and none the...For all are meteors with a different name, And Death tbesablcsmoke where vanishes the flame. (I) " AI all events," says the author of the Academical Queiííftni,... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1847 - 880 pages
...sought at first — But all too late, — so are we doubly curst. Love, fame, ambition, avarice — ! what was name. CXXV. [loved, Few — none — find what they love or could have Though accident, blind contact,... | |
 | Baptist Wriothesley Noel - 1848 - 394 pages
...sought at first, But all too late, — so are we doubly curs'd. Love, fame, ambition, avarice, — 'tis the same, Each idle, and all ill, and none the...And death the sable smoke where vanishes the flame." Yes, the noble poet has well painted one who, like himself, abusing the gifts of God, chooses to be... | |
 | Edwin Percy Whipple - 1848 - 372 pages
...at first — But all too late, — so are we doubly cursed. Love, fame, ambition, avarice — 't is the same, Each idle — and all ill — and none the...And Death the sable smoke where vanishes the flame." Such consolatory philosophy as this would not seem to carry with it any charm, derived either from... | |
 | Peter James Begbie, P. I. Begbie - 1851 - 536 pages
...sought at first — But all too late, — so are we doubly curst, Love, fame, ambition, avarice — 'tis the same, Each idle — and all ill — and none...death the sable smoke, where vanishes the flame." CHILDE HAROLD, Can. iv., Stan. 12-1. CHAPTER XXVII. FE»D.— "May I be bold To think these spirits... | |
 | Edwin Percy Whipple - 1851 - 434 pages
...sought at first — But all too late, — so are we doubly cursed. Love, fame, ambition, avarice — 'tis the same, Each idle — and all ill — and none...And Death the sable smoke where vanishes the flame. " Such consolatory philosophy as this would not seem to carry with it any charm, derived either from... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1851 - 352 pages
...at first — But all too late, — so are we doubly curst. Love, fame, ambition, avarice — 't is the same, Each idle — and all ill — and none the...And Death the sable smoke where vanishes the flame. cxxv. Few — none — find what they love or could have loved, Though accident, blind contact, and... | |
 | Henry Giles - 1851 - 322 pages
...sought at first ; But all too late ; so, are we doubly curst. Love, fame, ambition, avarice, 't is the same, — Each idle, — and all ill, — and...death the sable smoke, where vanishes the flame." Despondency was the natural issue of a genius like Byron's, with Byron's experience. The wretched VoL.... | |
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