 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...  The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal - Page 811774Full view - About this book
 | James Beattie - 1797 - 150 pages
...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 pined alone, Then dropt into the grave, nnpitied and unknown ! Ba II. And yet, the languor of inglorious... | |
 | Johann Georg Zimmermann - Solitude - 1799 - 390 pages
...hiany a foul fublime Has 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... | |
 | Natham Drake - English literature - 1800 - 510 pages
...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 bar, In life's low vale remote has pined alone, Then dropt into the grave, unpiticd and unknown !" - After mentioning the parents... | |
 | James Beattie - Wood-engraving - 1802 - 152 pages
...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 pined alone, Then dropt into the grave, unpitied and unknown! «, • II. And yet, the languor... | |
 | Health - 1802 - 302 pages
...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 pined alone, Then dropt into the grave, unpitied and unknown! II. And yet, the languor of inglorious... | |
 | James Beattie - 1803 - 190 pages
...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 remote has pined alone, Then dropt into the grave, unpitied and unknown ! And yet, the languor of inglorious... | |
 | 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 days Not... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 636 pages
...felt the influence of malignant star, ' And wag'd 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 pined alone, Then dropt into the grave, unpitied and unknown !" After mentioning the parents, who... | |
 | James Beattie - Genius - 1805 - 178 pages
...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 remote has pined alone, Then dropt into the grave, unpitied and unknown ! II. And yet, the languor of inglorious... | |
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