Alas — how light a cause may move Dissension between hearts that love ! Hearts that the world in vain had tried, And sorrow but more closely tied ; That stood the storm, when waves were rough, Yet in a sunny hour fall off, Like ships, that have gone... Little Foxesby Harriet Beecher Stowe - 1866 - 287 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1817 - 694 pages
...when wave <m rough. Yet in a sunny hour fall «if. bike ships that have gone down at sea. When heav'n was all tranquillity ! A something, light as air— a look, A word unkind or wrongly taken — Oh ! love, that tempests nerer shook, Л breath, a touch like this has shaJrer And ruder words... | |
| 1817 - 708 pages
...waves were rough, Yet in a sunny hour fall off, Like ships that have gone down at sea, When heav'n was all tranquillity ! A something, light as air — a look, A word unkind or wrongly taken—- Oh ! love, that tempests never shook, A breath, a touch like this, has shaken. And ruder words will... | |
| 1817 - 522 pages
...waves were rough, Yet in a sunny hour fall off, Like ships, that have gone down at sea, When heav'n was all tranquillity ! A something, light as air — a look, A word unkind or wrongly taken—- Oh ! love, that tempests never shook, A breath, a touch like this has shaken. And ruder words will... | |
| Thomas Moore - 1817 - 418 pages
...off, 6 The capital of Shadukiam. V. note, p. 160. Like ships, that have gone down at sea, When heav'n was all tranquillity ! A something, light as air — a look, A word unkind or wrongly taken — Oh ! love, that tempests never shook, A breath, a touch like this hath shaken. And ruder words... | |
| Mrs. Ross, Author of The balance of comfort - 1819 - 270 pages
...how light a cause may move Dissention between hearts that love ! Hearts that the world in vain had tried, And sorrow but more closely tied ; That stood...sea, When heaven was all tranquillity ! A something as light as air— a look, A word unkind or wrongly taken — Oh! love, that tempests never shook,... | |
| Friedrich Johann Jacobsen - 1820 - 796 pages
...waves were r.ough, Yet in a sunny hour fall off", Like ships that have gone down at sea, When heav'n was all tranquillity ! A something, light as air — a look, A word unkind or wrongly taken — Oh! love , that tempests nerer sJiook, A breath, a tauch like tliis , hos sliaten. And ruder words... | |
| Thomas Moore - 1823 - 428 pages
...how light a cause may move Dissension between hearts that love ! Hearts that the world in vain had tried, And sorrow but more closely tied ; That stood...as air — a look, A word unkind or wrongly taken — Oh ! love, that tempests never shook, A breath, a touch like this hath shaken. And ruder words... | |
| Thomas Moore - 1823 - 422 pages
...how light a cause may move Dissension between hearts that love ! Hearts that the world in vain had tried, And sorrow but more closely tied ; That stood...as air — a look, A word unkind or wrongly taken — Oh ! love, that tempests never shook, A breath, a touch like this hath shaken. And ruder words... | |
| Thomas Moore - 1825 - 326 pages
...waves were rough, Yet in a sunny hour fall off, Like ships that have gone down at sea, When heav'n was all tranquillity ! A something, light as air— a look, A word unkind, or wrongly taken— Oh ! love, that tempests never shook, A breath, a touch like this hath shakenAnd ruder words will soon... | |
| John White (A.M.) - 1826 - 340 pages
...has tried, . And sorrow but more closely tied ; That stood the storm when waves were rough, Yet,in a sunny hour fall off, Like ships that have gone down...heaven was all tranquillity ! A something light as air—a look, A word unkind or wrongly taken—- Oh ! love, that tempests never shook, A breath, a... | |
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