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" Alas ! our young affections run to waste, Or water but the desert ; whence arise But weeds of dark luxuriance, tares of haste, Rank at the core, though tempting to the eyes, Flowers whose wild odours breathe but agonies, And trees whose gums are poison... "
The legend of Genevieve, with other tales and poems, by Delta - Page 178
by David Macbeth Moir - 1825 - 326 pages
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The American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review, Volume 3

H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - American literature - 1818 - 498 pages
...the subjoined stanzas, of which the fifth is peculiarly expressive. " Alas ! our ynung affections ran to waste, Or water but the desert ; whence arise But...breathe but agonies, And trees whose gums are poison ; such the plants Which spring beneath her steps as Passion Hies O'er the world's wilderness, and vainly...
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The works of ... lord Byron, Volumes 7-8

George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1819 - 466 pages
...destroys — And root from out the soul the deadly weed which cloys? cxx. Alas! our yonng affections rnn to waste, Or water but the desert; whence arise But...breathe but agonies, And trees whose gums are poison; such the plants Which spring beneath her steps as Passion flies O'er the world's wilderness, and vainly...
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The works, of ... lord Byron, Volume 7

George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1819 - 176 pages
...deadly weed which cloys? cxx. Alas ! our young affections run to waste , Or water but the desart ; whence arise But weeds of dark luxuriance, tares of...core , though tempting to the eyes , Flowers whose odours breathe but agonies , And trees whose gums are poison ; such the plants Which spring beneath...
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The Works of Lord Byron: Childe Harold's pilgrimage

George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1821 - 292 pages
...dull satiety which all destroys — . And root from out the soul the deadly weed which cloys? cxx. Alas ! our young affections run to waste, Or water...breathe but agonies, And trees whose gums are poison ; such the plants Which spring beneath her steps as Passion flies O'er the world's wilderness, and...
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The Beauties of Byron,: Consisting of Selections from His Works

George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Alfred Howard - 1824 - 226 pages
...deadly weed which Alas ! our young affections run to waste, Or water but the desert ; whence arise The weeds of dark luxuriance, tares of haste, Rank at...breathe but agonies, And trees whose gums are poison ; such the plants Which spring beneath her steps as Passion flies O'er the world's wilderness, and...
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The Beauties of Byron,: Consisting of Selections from His Works

George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1824 - 234 pages
...dart— The dull satiety which all destroys— [cloys ? And root from out the soul the deadly weed which Alas ! our young affections run to waste, Or water but the desert; whence arise The weeds of dark luxuriance, tares of haste, Rank at the core, though tempting to the eyes ; Flowers...
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The works of the rt. hon. lord Byron, Volume 1

George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1824 - 334 pages
...which cloys ? cxx. Alas ! our young affeetions run to waste, Or water hut the desert ; whenee arise Rank at the core, though tempting to the eyes, Flowers whose wild odours hreathe hut agonics, And trees whose gums are poison ; sueh the plants Which spring heneath her steps...
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The complete works of lord Byron with a biogr. and critical ..., Volumes 1-2

George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1825 - 906 pages
...The dull satiety which all destroys— And root from out the soul the deadly weed which cloys? cxx. Alas! our young affections run to waste, Or water...breathe but agonies, And trees whose gums are poison; such the plants Which spring beneath her steps as passion flies O'er the world's wilderness, and vainly...
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The Works of Lord Byron: Complete in One Volume

George Gordon Noël Byron - 1826 - 804 pages
...— The dull satiety which all destroys — And root from out the soul the deadly weed which cloys? nt Rul weeds of dark luxuriance, tares of haste, Rank at the core.thongh tempi ing to the eyes. Flowers...
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The works of lord Byron

George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1826 - 852 pages
...The dull satiety which all destroys — And root from out the soul the deadly weed which cloys? Alan! our young affections run to waste, Or water but the desert; whence arise Rut weeds of dark luxuriance, tares of haste, It ¡in I. at thecore.l hough tempting to the eyes. Flowers...
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