| English literature - 1795 - 708 pages
...His felt the influence of malignant ftar, And wig'd with fortune an eternal war; Check'd by the feoff of pride— by envy's frown, And poverty's unconquerable bar, In life's low vile remote has pin'd alone, Then dropp'd into the grave, unpitied and unknown I'' During my refidence... | |
| 1774 - 846 pages
...Hath felt the influence of malignant ftar, And waged with Fortune an eternal war! Check'd by the feoff of pride, by Envy's frown, And Poverty's unconquerable bar. In life's low vale remote hath pined alone, Then dropt into the grave, unpitied and unknown I And yet, the languor of ingloriousdays... | |
| Several Hands - 1771 - 614 pages
...felt the influence of malignant liar, And waged with fortune an eternal war ! Check'd by the feoff of Pride, by Envy's frown, And Poverty's unconquerable bar, In life's low vale remote hath pined alone, Then dropt into the grave unpitied, and unknown! Not equally oppreflive is to all.... | |
| several hands - 1774 - 596 pages
...; and many a true fon of philofophy or the mufes, who deferved a better fate, Check'd by the feoff of Pride, by Envy's frown, And Poverty's unconquerable bar; In life's low vale remote hath pined alone, Then dropt into the grave unpitied» and unknown. It is only fmce the art of printing... | |
| English poetry - 1785 - 320 pages
...felt the influence of malignant ftar, _A.nd. wa gd with Foitune an eternal war! Check'd by the feoff of Pride, by Envy's frown, And Poverty's unconquerable bar, In life's low vale remote lus^ined alone, % 'Fhen dropt into the grave, unpiticd and unknown !• II. Anil y et » the languor... | |
| James Beattie - 1797 - 150 pages
...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...remote has pined alone, Then dropt into the grave, nnpitied and unknown ! Ba II. And yet, the languor of inglorious days Not equally oppressive is to... | |
| Johann Georg Zimmermann - Solitude - 1799 - 390 pages
...felt the influence of malignant ftar, And wag'd with Fortune an eternal war ; Check'd by the feoff of Pride, by Envy's frown, And Poverty's unconquerable bar, In life's low vale remote has pin'd alone, Then dropt into the grave, unpitied and unknown ! The health of this difappointed author... | |
| Natham Drake - English literature - 1800 - 510 pages
...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 remote has pin'd alone, Then dropt into the grave, unpitied and unkown ! BlATTIE. THE difficulties which Genius... | |
| 1801 - 618 pages
...influence of malignant s(»r, _ . And wag'd with Fortune an eternal war; , . Check'd by the scoff'of Pride, by Envy's frown, And Poverty's unconquerable...remote has pined alone, Then dropt into the grave, unpiticd and unknown !" - After mentioning the parents who lived in innocent simplicity, and of whorn... | |
| History - 1803 - 582 pages
...influence of malignant ftar, And wa^ed with fortune an eternal war ! ' Check'd by the i'coft' of priiie, by envy's frown', And poverty's unconquerable bar,' ' In life's low vale remote hath pined alone, Then dropt into the grave, unpitied and unknown !, And yet, the langour of inglorious... | |
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