| John Wolcot - 1804 - 178 str.
...luckless starr'd ; Unskilful he to note the card Of prudent lore, Till billows rage, and gales blow hard, And whelm him o'er ! Such fate to 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 str.
...starr'd ; •Unskilful he to note the card Of prudent lore, "Till billows rage, and gales blow hard, And whelm him o'er! 'Such fate to suffering 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 str.
...luckless starred ! Unskilful he to note the card Of prudent lore, Till billows rage, and gales blow hard, And whelm him o'er ! Such fate to suffering worth...wrenched of every stay but heaven, He ruined sink. Ev'n thou who mown'st the daisy's fate, That fate is thine No distant date ; Stern Ruin's plough-share... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 356 str.
...starr 'd ! Unskilful he to note tfie card Of prudent lore, Till billows rage, and gales biow hard, And whelm him o'er! Such fate to suffering worth is...human pride or cunning driven To Misery's brink, Till, wrench'd of every stay but Heaven, He ruined sink. Ev'n thou who mourn'st the daisy's fate, That fate... | |
| Robert Burns, Thomas Park - 1808 - 330 str.
...v'n, By human pride or cunning driv'n To misery's brink, Till wrench'd of every stay but Heav'n^ Ev'n thou who mourn'st the Daisy's fate, That fate is thine...distant date ; Stern Ruin's plough-share drives, elate, Full on thy bloom. Till crush'd beneath the furrow's weight, Shall be thy doom ! EPISTLE TO A YOUNG... | |
| British poets - 1809 - 526 str.
...striv'n, By human pride or cunning driv'n To misery's brink, Till wrench'd of every stay but Heav'n, Ev'n thou who mourn'st the Daisy's fate, That fate is thine...distant date ; Stern Ruin's plough-share drives, elate, Full on thy bloom. Till crush'd beneath the furrow's weight, Shall be thy doom ! AFTON WATER. FLOW... | |
| Robert Burns - 1814 - 306 str.
...cunning driv'n To mis'ry's brink, Till, wrench'd of ev'ry stay but Heav'n, He, ruin'd, sink ! Ev'n thou who mourn'st the Daisy's fate, That fate is thine — no distant date; Stern Ruin's pleugh.share drives, elate, Full on thy bloom, Till crush'd beneath the furrow's weight, Shall be thy... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 str.
...pride or cunning driv'n To Mis'ry's brink, Till wrench'd of ev'ry stay but Heaven, He ruin'd MDK ! E'en thou who mourn'st the Daisy's fate, That fate is thine...distant date: Stern ruin's plough-share drives elate Full on thy bloom ; Till, crush'd beneath the furrow's weight, • Shall be thy doom ! ^ 170. An Essay... | |
| 1818 - 400 str.
...cunning driv'n To misery's brink; Till, wrenched of every stay but Heatv'n, He, ruined, sink. Ev'n thou, who mourn'st the daisy's fate, That fate is...distant date : Stern Ruin's ploughshare drives, elate, Full on thy bloom ; Till crushed beneath the furrow's weight Shall be thy doom'! In this month, early... | |
| British poets - 1822 - 270 str.
...or cunning driv'n To mis'ry's brink, Till wrench'd of ev'ry stay but Heavn, He, ruin'd, sink! Ev'n thou who mourn'st the Daisy's fate, That fate is thine...distant date ; Stern Ruin's ploughshare drives, elate, Full on thy bloom, Till crush'd beneath the furrow's weight, Shall be thy doom ! TO RUIN. ALL hail... | |
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