Oh Love ! no habitant of earth thou art — An unseen seraph, we believe in thee, A faith whose martyrs are the broken heart, But never yet hath seen, nor e'er shall see The naked eye, thy form, as it should be ; The mind hath made thee, as it peopled... The works of ... lord Byron - Page 154by George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1819Full view - About this book
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1832 - 488 pages
...wilderness, and vainly pants For some celestial fruit forhidden to our wants. CXXI. O love ! no hahitant of earth thou art — An unseen seraph, we believe...shape and image given, As haunts the unquench'd soul, parch'd — wearied — wrung— and riven. CXXII. o Of its own beauty is the mind diseased, And fevers... | |
| English literature - 1841 - 670 pages
...MILAN." " Alas ! our young affections run to waste Or water but the desert ; • • • Oh, Love ! no habitant of earth thou art — An unseen seraph, we believe in tliec, A faith whose martyrs are the broken heart, But never yet hath seen, nor e'er shall see The... | |
| Ralph Lockwood - Unrequited love - 1833 - 326 pages
...broken." He added, " I am afraid Byron was right after all, melancholy as the reflection is, 'Oh! love, no habitant of earth thou art, An unseen seraph, we believe in thee,' &c. heigh ho 1" "Oh! there are some hopes of you yet, if you quote Byron and sigh such gentle sighs.... | |
| Garland - English poetry - 1836 - 246 pages
...the world's wilderness, and vainly pants For some celestial fruit forbidden to our wants. Oh Love ! no habitant of earth thou art — An unseen seraph,...given, As haunts the unquench'd soul — parch' d — wearied — wrung — and riven. TO THYRZA. ONE struggle more, and I am free From pangs that rend... | |
| Grantley Fitzhardinge Berkeley - 1836 - 312 pages
...avert the storm which seemed so nearly to threaten the sunshine of his throne. . CHAPTER VI. Oh Love ! no habitant of earth thou art — An unseen seraph,...shape and image given, As haunts the unquench'd soul — parch'd — wearied — wrung — and riven. BYRON. IT was now advancing towards the close of September,... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1836 - 356 pages
...the world's wilderness, and vainly pants For some celestial fruit forbidden to our wants. Oh Love ! no habitant of earth thou art — An unseen seraph,...phantasy, And to a thought such shape and image given, f cxxi. Of its own beauty is the mind diseased, And fevers into false creation : — where, Where are... | |
| lady Charlotte Susan M. Bury - 1836 - 1000 pages
...some portion of her courage, urged on her horse, and they galloped to the castle. CHAPTER IX. O Love! no habitant of earth thou art; An unseen seraph, we...whose martyrs are the broken heart: But never yet hatli seen, nor e'er shall see, The naked eye thy form as it should be. The mind hath made thee, as... | |
| Lady Charlotte Campbell Bury - 1836 - 252 pages
...some portion of her courage, urged on her horse, as they galloped to the castle. CHAPTER IX. O Love! no habitant of earth thou art; • . •• , An unseen seraph, we believe in thee— A taith whose martyrs are the broken heart: But never yet hath seen, nor e'er shall see. The naked eye... | |
| Thomas Harttree Cornish - Women - 1836 - 538 pages
...created. LOVE. LOVE NOT OF THIS EARTH. On, Love! no inhabitant of earth thou art; An unseen spirit, we believe in thee ; A faith, whose martyrs are the broken heart, — But never eye hath seen, nor e'er shall see, Thy unimagined form as it should be ! The mind hath made thee as... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1837 - 356 pages
...pants For some celestial fruit forbidden to our wants. cxxi. Oh Love! no habitant of earth art thou — An unseen seraph, we believe in thee, A faith whose...given, As haunts the unquench'd soul — parch 'd — wearied — wrung — and riven. CIXII. Of its own beauty is the mind diseased, And fevers into... | |
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