 Even thou who mourn'st the daisy's fate, That fate is thine — no distant date ; Stern Ruin's ploughshare drives elate, Full on thy bloom, Till crushed beneath the furrow's weight, Shall be thy doom ! — BURNS.  The British Essayists - Página 305editado por - 1808Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | John Wolcot - 1804 - 178 páginas
...By love's simplicity 'betray'd, And guiltless trust, Till she, like thcc, all soil'd, is laid Low i' the dust. Such is the fate of simple bard, On life's...suffering Worth is given, Who long with wants and woes has striv'n, By human pride or canning driv'n To Mis'ry's brink, Till wrench'd of ev'ry stay but Heaven,... | |
 | Peter Pindar - 1804 - 176 páginas
...By love's simplicity betray'd, And guiltless trust, Till she, like thee, -all soil'd, is laid Low i' the dust. Such is the fate of simple bard, On life's...Worth is given, -Who' long with wants and woes has striv'n, By -human pride or cunning driv'n To Mis'ryVbrink, Till wrench'd o'f -ev'ry stay but Heaven,... | |
 | Henry Mackenzie - 1808 - 440 páginas
...is laid Low in the dust. Such is the fate of simple bard, On life's rough ocean luckless starred ! Unskilful he to note the card Of prudent lore, Till...human pride or cunning driven To misery's brink, Till, wrenched of every stay but heaven, He ruined sink. Ev'n thou who mown'st the daisy's fate, That fate... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 802 páginas
...By love's simplicity betray'd, And guileless trust, Till she, like thee, all soil'd, is laid Low i' the dust ! Such is the fate of simple bard, On life's...wants and woes has striven, By human pride or cunning driv'n To Misery's brink, Till, wrench'd of every stay but Heaven, He, ruin'd, sink ! Ev'n thou who... | |
 | S. Waring - 1827 - 122 páginas
...betray'd, And guileless trust; Till she, like thee, all soil'd, is laid Low i' the dust. /£> L^rm/mon- i Such is the fate of simple bard, On life's rough ocean...misery's brink, Till, wrench'd of every stay but heaven, Heruin'd sink! E'en thou, who mourn'st the daisy's fate, That fate is thine — no distant date ; Stern... | |
 | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - 1828 - 600 páginas
...By love's simplicity betray'd, And guileless trust, Till she, like thee, all soil'd, is laid Low i' the dust. Such is the fate of simple Bard, On life's...human pride or cunning driven To misery's brink, Till, wrench 'd of every stay but Heaven, He, ruin'd, sink ! Even thou who mourn'st the Daisy's fate, That... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 páginas
...is laid Low i' the dust. Such is the fate of simple bard, On life's rough ocean luckless starred ! Unskilful he to note the card Of prudent lore, Till...human pride or cunning driven To misery's brink, Till, wrenched of every stay but heaven, He, ruined, sink! Even thou who mournest the daisy's fate, That... | |
 | 1832 - 206 páginas
...and gales blow hard, And whelm him o'er ! Such fate to suffering worth is given, Who long with want and woes has striven, By human pride or cunning driven To misery's brink, Till wrenched of every stay, but Heaven, He, ruined, sink! Ev'n thou who mourn'st the Daisy's fate, That... | |
 | Cynosure - 1837 - 272 páginas
...By love's simplicity betray'd, And guileless trust, Till she, like thee, all soil'd, is laid Low i' the dust. Such is the fate of simple Bard, On life's...suffering worth is given, Who long with wants and woes has striv'n, By human pride or cunning driv'n To mis'ry's brink, Till wrench'd of ev'ry stay but Heav'n,... | |
 | 1840 - 368 páginas
...By love's simplicity betray'd, And guileless trust, Till she, like thee, all spil'd, is laid Low i' the dust. Such is the fate of simple bard, On life's...wants and woes has striven, By human pride or cunning driv'n To mis'ry's brink, Till, wrench'd of ev'ry stay but Heaven, He, ruin'd, sink ! E'en thou who... | |
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