 While their sorrow's at the height, Lose discrimination quite, And their hasty wrath let fall, To appease their frantic gall, On the darling thing whatever Whence they feel it death to sever, Though it be, as they, perforce, Guiltless of the sad divorce....  Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Page 511819Full view - About this book
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1880 - 1106 pages
...'s nearest to their heart, While their sorrow 's at the height Lose discrimination quite, And their hasty wrath let fall, To appease their frantic gall,...must) leave thee. For thy sake, Tobacco, I Would do anything but die, And but seek to extend my days Long enough to sing thy praise. But, as she who once... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1903 - 466 pages
...what's nearest to their neart, While their sorrow's at the height, Lose discrimination quite, And their hasty wrath let fall, To appease their frantic gall,...they, perforce, Guiltless of the sad divorce. For thy sake, TOBACCO, I Would do any thing but die, And but seek to extend my days Long enough to sing... | |
 | 1835 - 1190 pages
...what's nearest to their heart, While their sorrow 's at the height, Lose discrimination quite, And their hasty wrath let fall To appease their frantic gall, On the darling thing whatever, Whence they i'eel it death to sever, Though it be, as they, perforce, Guiltless of the sad divorce. For I must... | |
 | 1862 - 882 pages
...Blisters on the tongue would hurt you, 'Twas but in a sort I blamed titee, None e'er prospered who defamed thee. For thy sake, Tobacco, I Would do any thing but die." With this specimen we end our effort to give some idea of the "Language and Poetry of Smoke." ST. LUKE'S... | |
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