 Is there a man whose judgment clear, Can others teach the course to steer, Yet runs, himself, life's mad career Wild as the wave ; Here pause — and, thro' the starting tear, Survey this grave. The poor inhabitant below Was quick to learn, and wise to...  The Poetical Works of Robert Burns - Página 69de Robert Burns, Alexander Smith - 1865 - 445 páginasVisualização completa - Sobre este livro
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 436 páginas
...life's mad career. Wild as the wave? Here pause — and, through the starting tear, Survey this grave. The poor inhabitant below Was quick to learn and wise...Reader, attend. — Whether thy soul Soars fancy's flight beyond the pole, Or darkling grubs this earthly hole, In low pursuit ; Know, prudent, cautious,... | |
 | William Pulleyn - 1829 - 302 páginas
...life's mad career, Wild as the wave ; Here pause, and through the starting tear Survey this grave. The poor inhabitant below Was quick to learn, and...laid him low And stain'd his name. Reader, attend ! wither thy soul Soars fancy's flight beyond the pole, Or darkly grubs this earthy hole, In low pursuit,... | |
 | Edward Hitchcock - 1830 - 370 páginas
...Let his epitaph, written by himself, sink deep into the memory of every youthful votary of science. The poor inhabitant below Was quick to learn and wise...softer flame ; But thoughtless follies laid him low JLnd stain' d his name. Reader attend ! Whether thy soul Soar fancy's heights, beyond the pole, Or... | |
 | Edward Hitchcock - 1830 - 40 páginas
...March. 24th, 1830. p. 8. himself, sink deep into the.memory of every youthful votary of science. • The poor inhabitant below Was quick to learn and wise...And softer flame ; But thoughtless follies laid him lou> • Jlnd stained his name. Reader attend ! Whether thy soul Soar fancy's heights, beyond the pole,... | |
 | Samuel Wilderspin - 1832 - 292 páginas
...biographers cannot be disputed, that there was " a far better epitaph in the one he wrote for himself:" — " The poor inhabitant below Was quick to learn, and...thoughtless follies laid him low, And stain'd his name." The whole is surrounded by a palisade, adorned with unusually fine Scotch thistles ; the seeds of which... | |
 | Samuel Wilderspin - 1832 - 296 páginas
...biographers cannot be disputed, that there was " a far better epitaph in the one he wrote for himself:" — " The poor inhabitant below Was quick to learn, and...flame, But thoughtless .follies laid him low, And staiu'd his name." The whole is surrounded by a palisade, adorned with unusually fine Scotch thistles... | |
 | 1838 - 448 páginas
...communication with the northern wizard at Abbotsford, and we bent over the restingplace of Burns. " The poor inhabitant below Was quick to learn, and...But thoughtless follies laid him low, And stain'd hid name." " Bonnie Edinburgh" gave us pleasure, and Old Holyrood awakened many associations of by-gone... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1834 - 206 páginas
...life's mad career, Wild as ihe wave ; Here pause — and thro' the starting tear,Survey this grave. The poor inhabitant below Was quick to learn and wise to know, Arid keenly felt the friendly elow, And softer flame. But thoughtless follies laid him low, And stnin'd... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1835 - 440 páginas
...wave; Here pause — and, through the starting tear, Survey this grave. The poor inhahitant helow, Was quick to learn and wise to know, And keenly felt the friendly glovr, And softer flame, But thoughtless follies laid him low, And stain'd his name ! Reader, attend—... | |
 | Cynosure - 1837 - 272 páginas
...teach the course to steer, Yet runs, himself, life's mad career, Wild as the wave; Here pause—and, thro' the starting tear, The poor inhabitant below...follies laid him low, And stain'd his name ! Reader, attend—whether thy soul Soars fancy's nights beyond the pole, Or darkling grubs this earthly hole,... | |
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