 | John Francis Maguire - 1853 - 492 pages
...expression in words, he might exclaim somewhat in the spirit, at least, of Byron's apostrophe — " Sublime tobacco ! -which, from east to west, Cheers...Turkman's rest ; Which on the Moslem's ottoman divides TTia hours, and rivals opium and his brides ; Magnificent in Stamboul, but less grand, Though not less... | |
 | John Wilson, John Gibson Lockhart - 1854 - 532 pages
...Opposed its vapor as the lightning flashed, And reek'd, 'midst mountain-billows unabash'd, To ^Eolus a constant sacrifice, Through every change of all...him sailor or philosopher. Sublime tobacco ! which rrom east to west Cheers the tar's labor or the Turkman's rest ; Which on the Moslem's ottoman divides... | |
 | John Wilson, James Hogg, John Gibson Lockhart - 1854 - 522 pages
...Opposed its vapor as the lightning flashed, And reek'd, 'midst mountain-billows unabash'd, To ^Eolus a constant sacrifice, Through every change of all...him sailor or philosopher. Sublime tobacco! which irom east to west Cheers the tar's labor or the Turkman's rest; Which on the Moslem's ottoman divides... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1854 - 1126 pages
...Opposed its vapor as the lightning fiash'd, And reek'd, 'mid mountain billows unabash'd, To .¿Bolus ¿Jut deem him sailor or philosopher-^ • If tbs iwuler will nppty to hii car the »ea-ihell on hi*... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1854 - 1104 pages
...lightning fiash'd, And reek'd, 'mid mountain billows unabash'd, To Mollis a constant sacrifice, fhrough every change of all the varying skies. And what was he who bore it ? — I may err, Ont deem him sailor or philosopher.f • If ihr r»»i.rr will npply to hi* «ir Uv »wehrll on !ik... | |
 | Anti-fumo - 1854 - 64 pages
...proclaimed its virtues, and poets kindled into rapture in its praise : — " Sublime tobacco ! tbat from east to west, Cheers the tar's labour, or the Turkman's rest." Thus sang Byron in praise of the Indian weed Hear another : — '• Blest leaf, whose aromatic gales... | |
 | William Maginn - 1855 - 392 pages
...Opposed its vapor as the lightning flashed, And reeked, mid mountain bellows, unabashed, To .ZEolus a constant sacrifice, Through every change of all the varying skies. And what was he who bore it 1 — I may err, But deem him sailor or philosopher. Sublime tobacco ! which from east to west Cheers... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1856 - 833 pages
...Opposed its vapour as the lightning flash'd, And reek'd, 'midst mountain billows unabash'd, To JEolus a constant sacrifice, Through every change of all...?—I may err, But deem him sailor or philosopher. 1 Sublime tobacco! which from .east to west Cheers, the tar's labour or the Turkman's rest; Which on... | |
 | 1856 - 598 pages
...thee ; None e'er prosper'd who defam'd thee." See also on this subject Byron's praise of tobacco : " Sublime tobacco ! which from east to west, Cheers the Tar's labour, or the Turkman's rest," &c. The Island, Canto n. xix. In the notes to this passage (Murray's octavo ed. p. 168.) Dr. Johnson... | |
 | 1857 - 590 pages
...Blessing?" I am, Sir, yours respectfully, . QED Much, ШТ. TH« SMOKING CONTROVERSY. " Sublime tobacco 1 which from east to west Cheers the tar's labour, or the Turkman's rest." — BÏRON. With your permission, Sir, in verse I'll try The controversy to diversify ; Though smoke... | |
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His hours, and rivals opium and his brides ; Magnificent in Stamboul, but less grand, Though not less loved, in Wapping or the Strand ; Divine in hookas, glorious in a pipe, When... 
