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" 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 80
1897
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Essays and Reviews, Volume 1

Edwin Percy Whipple - 1882 - 432 pages
...so are we doubly cursed. Love, fame, amhitinn, avarice — 't is the same, fiach i lie — and nil ill — and none the worst, For all are meteors with...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...
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Childe Harold: Texte Anglais Pub. Avec Une Notice, Des Arguments Et Des ...

George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1883 - 308 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 none the worst...And Death the sable smoke where vanishes the flame. cxxv Few — none — find what they love or could have loved, Though accident, blind contact2, and...
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Essays and Reviews, Volume 1

Edwin Percy Whipple - 1883 - 432 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...
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The Complete Poetical and Dramatic Works of Lord Byron: With a Comprehensive ...

George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1883 - 1162 pages
...we are doubly curst. Love, fame, ambition, avarice—'t is the same, Each idle—and all ill—and ent of his palampore,* His breast with wounds unnumber'd...riven, His back to earth, his face to heaven, Fal thirst, flame. CXXV. Few—none—find what they love or could have Though accident, blind contact,...
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Truths illustrated by great authors [ed. by W. White].

Truths - 1885 - 572 pages
...thought at first — But all too late, — so we are doubly curst. Love, Fame, Ambition, Avarice — 'tis the same, Each idle — and all ill — and none...And Death the sable smoke where vanishes the Flame. life. — Byron. WELL — well, the world must turn upon its axis, And all mankind turn with it, heads...
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Development of English Literature and Language, Volumes 1-2

Alfred Hix Welsh - 1882 - 1134 pages
...such as \ve sought at first; But all too late; BO are we doubly curst. Lore, fame, ambition, avarice; 'tis the same, — Each idle, and all ill, and none...meteors with a different name, And Death the sable stnoke where vanishes the flame.* Joy is a bubble. Wretchedness is the common destiny. All rush to...
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Childe Harold's Pilgrimage: A Romaunt

George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1885 - 420 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 worst...all are meteors with a different name, And Death the säble smoke where vanishes the flame. 123, 7. reaping zu us. — Hosea 8, 7 they have sown the wind...
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Childe Harold, ed. by H.F. Tozer

George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1885 - 360 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 the...worst — For all are meteors with a different name, 1115 And Death the sable smoke where vanishes the flame. 125. Few — none — find what they love...
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The poetical works of lord Byron, with notes, Volume 2

George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1885 - 288 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 the...worst — For all are meteors with a different name, \nd Death the sable smoke where vanishes the cxxv. Few — none — find what they love or could have...
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The Origin of Evil: And Other Sermons Preached in St. Peter's, Cranley Gardens

Alfred Williams Momerie - 1885 - 372 pages
...longer. " The things which are seen are temporal:" " Love, fame, ambition, avarice, 'tis the same ; For all are meteors with a different name, And death the sable smoke, where vanishes the flame. " Nay, this earth of ours, which seems the very emblem of permanence, is doomed to come to an end....
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