 | John Bell - English poetry - 1789 - 416 pages
...climb The steep where Fame's proud temple shines afar; Ah! who can tell how many a soul sublime Has felt the influence of malignant star, And waged with fortune an eternal war; II. And yet, the languor of inglorious days /• Not equally oppressive is to all. Him, who ne'er listen'd... | |
 | James Beattie - 1797 - 150 pages
...climb The steep where Fame's proud temple shines afar j Ah ! who can tell how many a soul sublime Has felt the influence of malignant star, And waged with Fortune an eternal war ; Check'd by the scoff of Pride, by Envy's frown, And Poverty's unconquerable bar, In life's low vale... | |
 | Natham Drake - English literature - 1800 - 510 pages
...obstat Ret angusta domi. Juvenal. Sat. iii. Ah ! who can tell how hard it is to climb The steep where Fame's proud temple shines afar ? Ah ! who can tell how many a soul sublime Has felt the influence of malignant star, And waged with Fortune an eternal war! Check'd by the scoff... | |
 | Health - 1802 - 302 pages
...perculsus amore, Accipiant. VIRG. BOOK I. A I. H \ who can tell how hard it is to climb The steep where Fame's proud temple shines afar ; Ah ! who can tell how many a soul sublime Has felt the influence of malignant star, And waged with Fortune an eternal war; Check'd by the scoff... | |
 | James Beattie - Wood-engraving - 1802 - 152 pages
...climb The steep where Fame's proud temple shines afar j Ah ! who can tell how many a soul sublime Has felt the influence of malignant star, And waged with Fortune an eternal war ; Check'd by the scoff of Pride, by Envy's frown, And Poverty's unconquerable bar, In life's low vale... | |
 | James Beattie - 1803 - 190 pages
...ccipiant. VIRGIL. THE MINSTREL. BOOK FIRST. I. AH ! who can tell how hard it is to climb The steep, where Fame's proud temple shines afar? Ah ! who can tell how many a soul sublime Has felt the influence of malignant star, And waged with Fortune an eternal war? Checked by the scoff... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 636 pages
...this poem have been greatly admired : i. " Ah ! who ran tell how hard it is to climb The steep where Fame's proud temple shines afar ; Ah ! who can tell how many a soul sublime Has felt the influence of malignant star, ' And wag'd with Fortune an eternal war ; Check'd by the... | |
 | James Beattie - Genius - 1805 - 178 pages
...MINSTREL; THE PROGRESS OF GENIUS. BOOK FIRST. I. AH ! who can tell how hard it is to climb The steep, where Fame's proud temple shines afar ! Ah ! who can tell how many a soul sublime Has felt the influence of malignant star, And waged with Fortune an eternal war ! Checked by the scoff... | |
 | Pierre Franc M'Callum - Enslaved persons - 1805 - 376 pages
...the latter is thus pathetically described : Ah ! who can tell how hard it is to climb The steep where fame's proud temple shines afar ? Ah ! who can tell how many a soul sublime, Has felt the influence of malignant star, And wag'd with fortune an eternal war ; Check.' d by the... | |
 | 1806 - 184 pages
...is there displayed in its fullest extent. Ah ! who can tell how hard it is to climb The steep where Fame's proud temple shines afar ! Ah ! who can tell...sublime Hath felt the influence of malignant star. And wag'd with Fortune an etern&l war ; Check'd by the scoff of Pride, by Envy's frown, And Poverty's unconquerable... | |
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AH ! who can tell how hard it is to climb The steep where Fame's proud temple shines afar; Ah! who can tell how many a soul sublime Has felt the influence of malignant star, And waged with Fortune an eternal war; Check'd by the scoff of Pride, by Envy's... 
