 | John Philpot Curran, Robert Emmet, Henry Grattan - Ireland - 1840 - 562 pages
...foldings. " 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 Hath felt the...malignant star. And waged with fortune an eternal war 7" Can such an injury as this admit of justification? I think the learned counsel will concede it cannot.... | |
 | John Ramsay - 1840 - 200 pages
...climb The Bleep where Fame's prouil temple shines afar ; Ah I who ran tell how many u soul sublime Has felt the Influence of malignant star, And waged with Fortune an eternal war ; Checked by the scoff of pride, by cnvy's frown, And poverty's unconquerable bar ; In hfe'a low vale... | |
 | English poetry - 1840 - 368 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 ; Chec'k by the scoff of Pride, by Envy's frown, And Poverty's unconquerable bar, In life's low vale... | |
 | Ebenezer Mack - 1841 - 396 pages
...great measure, by the chances of birth and fortune. " O, who can tell, how many a soul sublime Has felt the influence of malignant star, And waged with Fortune an eternal war ; In life's low vale remote has pined alone, Then dropt into the grave, unpitied and unknown." -But... | |
 | College student newspapers and periodicals - 1842 - 542 pages
...can tell how hard it is to climb GEdRGE HERBERT. 183 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 of Pride, by Envy's frown, And Poverty's unconquerable bar, In life's low vale... | |
 | Ebenezer Mack - France - 1843 - 392 pages
...great measure, by the chances of birth and fortune. " O, who can tell, how many a soul sublime Has felt the influence of malignant star, And waged with Fortune an eternal war; In life's low vale remote has pined alone^, Then dropt into the grave, unpitied and unknown." • But... | |
 | John Stockton Littell - Campaign literature - 1844 - 400 pages
...climb Tile 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 scoffs of Pride and Envy's frown, And Poverty's unconquerable bar, In life's Jow vale... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1844 - 738 pages
...The steep where Fame's proud temple shines afar ; Ah ! who can tell how many a soul sublime Ная de ; And sought a solitude forlorn, In secret, where he died ! But mine the ; Checked by the scoff of Pride, by Envy's frown, j And Poverty's unconquerable bar, In life'« low... | |
 | Benjamin Moore Norman - Cuba - 1845 - 244 pages
...few exceptions, it has ever been the case, that men of genius have struggled with adversity, — Have felt the influence of malignant star, And waged with fortune an eternal war. Fortune seldom smiles upon the sons of science. Rarely, indeed, does she condescend to become the companion... | |
 | Charles Walker Connon - 1845 - 176 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 ; check'd by the scoff of Pride, by Envy's frown, and Poverty's unconquerable bar, in life's low vale... | |
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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... 
