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" 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... "
The Wild Garland; Or, Prose and Poetry Connected with English Wild Flowers ... - Page 70
by S. Waring - 1827 - 80 pages
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Historical and Literary Tour of a Foreigner in England and Scotland, Volume 2

Amédée Pichot - England - 1825 - 510 pages
...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 rough ocean...gales blow hard, And whelm him o'er ! Such fate to tufferitig worth is giv'n, Who long with wants and woes has striv'n, By human pride or cunning driv'n,...
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The castle chapel

Regina Maria Roche - 1825 - 926 pages
...to the relation of O'Rooke, to whom he had a letter of introduction. CHAPTER XII. " Such is the late of simple bard, On life's rough ocean luckless starr'd...billows rage, and gales blow hard, And whelm him o'er." THIS bookseller, or rather bookbinder, Mr. Phineas Murphy, resided in a blind alley off Skinner-row,...
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The Poetical Works of Robert Burns: Including Several Pieces Not Inserted in ...

Robert Burns - Scotland - 1826 - 272 pages
...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 rough ocean...hard, And whelm him o'er. Such fate to suffering worth isgiv'n, Who long with wants and woes has striv'n, By human pride or cunning driv'n, To mis'ry's brink,...
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The Beauties of Burns: Consisting of Selections from His Poems and Letters

Robert Burns, Alfred Howard - Poetry - 1826 - 226 pages
...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 rough ocean luckless starred ! Unskilful he to note the card Till billows rage, and gales blow hard, And whelm him o'er...
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Studies in Poetry: Embracing Notices of the Lives and Writings of the Best ...

George Barrell Cheever - American poetry - 1830 - 516 pages
...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 rough ocean...And whelm him o'er ! Such fate to suffering worth is giv'n, Who long with wants and woes has striv'n, By human pride or cunning driv'n, To mis'ry's brink,...
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The Works of Robert Burns: With an Account of His Life, and Criticism on His ...

Robert Burns - Scotland - 1831 - 484 pages
...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 rough ocean...and gales blow hard, And whelm him o'er! Such fate ofmffaring worth iso Who long with wants and woes has striv'n, By human pride or cunning drivX To mis'ry's...
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Jones's Cabinet Edition of British Poets, Volume 2

1831 - 426 pages
...Til! she, like thee, all soil'd is laid Low i' the dust. Such iri the fate of simple Bard, On lite's rough ocean luckless starr'd ! Unskilful he to note the card Of prudent lure. Till billows rage, and gales blow hard, And whelm him o er ! Such fate to tuffering worth is.eiv'n,...
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The Cambridge Book of Poetry and Song

Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1832 - 1022 pages
...simplicity betrayed. And guileless trust, Till she, like thee, all soiled, 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 billows rage, and gales blow hard, And...
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Gathered Flowers: Chiefly from the Works of the British Poets

1832 - 206 pages
...love's simplicity betrayed, And guileless trust, Till she, like thee, all soiled 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 billows rage, and gales blow hard, And...
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A treatise on happiness [by J. Flamank].

James Flamank - 1833 - 414 pages
...Persia to the Macedonian." If poets may possess some enjoyment ; if, to use the language of Burns — " Such is the fate of simple Bard, On life's rough ocean...billows rage, and gales blow hard, And whelm him o'er ; " — how much more may the calm and well-regulated philosopher enjoy, who, possessing genius, is...
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