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" Oh for a tongue to curse the slave, Whose treason, like a deadly blight, Comes o'er the councils of the brave, And blasts them in their hour of might... "
O'Hara; or, 1798 [by W.H. Maxwell]. - Page 147
by William Hamilton Maxwell - 1825 - 558 pages
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Poetical Works

Thomas Moore - 1861 - 778 pages
...behind on glory's bed, He lived, and, in the face of mom, Laugh'd them, and Faith, and Heav'n to scorn. Oh for a tongue to curse the slave, Whose treason, like a deadly blight, Comes o'er the councils of the brave, And blasts them in their hour of might ! May Life's unblessed...
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Lalla Rookh, with 69 illustr. by J. Tenniel

Thomas Moore - 1861 - 428 pages
...behind on glory's bed, He liv'd, and, in the face of morn, Laugh'd them and Faith and Heaven to scorn. Oh for a tongue to curse the slave, Whose treason, like a deadly blight, Comes o'er the councils of the brave, And blasts them in their hour of might ! May Life's unblessed...
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Lyrics for Freedom: And Other Poems

1862 - 262 pages
...your government — betraying your confidence and the land which holds the graves of their fathers. " Oh, for a tongue to curse the slave, Whose treason, like a deadly blight, Comes o'er the counsels of the brave, And blasts them in the hour of might ! " Sir, I am not one of...
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The poetical works of Thomas Moore, with illustr. by K. Halswelle

Thomas Moore - 1863 - 580 pages
...behind on glory's bed, He lived, and, in the face of morn, Laugh'd them and Faith and Heaven to scorn ! Oh for a tongue to curse the slave, Whose treason, like a deadly blight, Comes o'er the counsels of the brave, And blasts them in their hour of might ! May life's unblessed...
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The British Poets, Volume 6

1865 - 426 pages
...behind on glory's bed, He liv'd, and, in the face of morn, Laugh'd them and Faith and Heaven to scorn. Oh for a tongue to curse the slave, Whose treason, like a deadly blight, Comes o'er the councils of the brave, And blasts them in their hour of might I May Life's unblessed...
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A Dictionary of Quotations from the English Poets

Henry George Bohn - 1867 - 752 pages
...discontented ruffians, And desperate libertines who brawl in taverns. Byron, Doge of Venice, vi. 1. Oh for a tongue to curse the slave, Whose treason, like a deadly blight, Comes o'er the councils of the brave, And blasts them in their hour of might ! Thos. Moore. His country's...
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Book of Elegant Poetical Extracts

John T. Watson - 1869 - 524 pages
...Treason does never prosper ; what's the reason ? Why, when it prospers, none dare call it treason. O ! for a tongue to curse the slave, Whose treason, like a deadly blight, Comes o'er the councils of the brave, To blast them in their hour of might ! MOORE'S Lalla Roukh. TRIUMPH...
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History of the Irish Brigades in the Service of France: From the Revolution ...

John Cornelius O'Callaghan - 1870 - 728 pages
...dispositions for the rising in question, but turned out such a villain, аз to become an informer/ " Oh for a tongue to curse the slave, Whose treason, like a deadly blight, Comes o'er the councils of the brave, Aucl blasts them, in their hour of might! " — MOORE. In consequence...
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The poetical works of Thomas Moore, with notes, Issue 354

Thomas Moore - 1872 - 660 pages
...behind on glory's bed, He lived, and, in the face of morn, Langh'd them and Faith and Heaven to scorn ! Oh, for a tongue to curse the slave, Whose treason, like a deadly blight, Comes o'er the councils of the brave, And blasts them in their hour of might ! May life's unblessed...
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Anthologia Anglica, a new selection from the English poets from Spenser to ...

Anthologia Anglica - 1873 - 512 pages
...mountain-head, Become enthroned in upper air, And turn to sun-bright glories there. Id. THE TRAITOR. OH for a tongue to curse the slave, Whose treason, like a deadly blight, Comes o'er the counsels of the brave, And blasts them in their hour of might ! May life's unblessed...
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