| James Storer, John Greig - Scotland - 1805 - 116 pages
...becomes of ten-fold greater value than when its crude advice is the simple inference of reflection. Is there a whim-inspired fool, Owre fast for thought,...owre hot for rule, Owre blate to seek, owre proud to suool, Let him draw near; And owre this grassy heap sing dool, And drap a tear. Is there a Bard of... | |
| Select collection - Epitaphs - 1806 - 262 pages
...the baseless fabric of a vision, Leave not a wreck behind. A Barrfs Epitaph, Is there a whim inspired fool, Owre fast for thought, owre hot for rule, Owre...this grassy heap sing dool, And drap a tear. Is there a'Bard of rustic song, Who, noteless, steals the crowds among, That weekly this area throng, O, pass... | |
| Robert Burns, Thomas Park - Bookbinding - 1808 - 330 pages
...That death has murder'd Johnnie ! An' here his body lies fu' low For saul he ne'er had ony. A BARD'S EPITAPH. Is there a whim-inspired fool, Owre fast...grassy heap sing dool, And drap a tear. Is there a bard of rustic song, > Who, noteless, steals the crowds among, That weekly this area throng, O, pass... | |
| Richard Cumberland - 1809 - 518 pages
...IV. p. 302, 303. Burns's Epitaph on himself, deserves to be recorded : " Is there a whim. inspired fool, Owre fast for thought, owre hot for rule, Owre...draw near ; And owre this grassy heap sing dool, And (I rap a tear. " Is there a bard of rustic song, Who, noteless, steals the crowds among, That weekly... | |
| Robert Burns - 1811 - 500 pages
...Whom canting wretches blam'd : But with such as he, where'er he be, May I be sav'd or dd ! A BARD'S EPITAPH. Is there a whim-inspired fool, Owre fast...grassy heap sing dool, And drap a tear. Is there a bard of rustic song, Who, noteless, steals the crowds among, That weekly this area throng, O, pass... | |
| Robert Burns - 1814 - 306 pages
...has murdcr'd Johnnie ! An' here his body lies fu' low for sail be ne'er had ony. A BIRD'S EPITAPH, JS there a whim-inspired fool, Owre fast for thought, owre hot for rule. Owre blate to seek, owre prond to snool, Let him draw near : And owre this grassy heap sing dool, And drap a tear. Is there... | |
| Robert Burns - Scotland - 1815 - 364 pages
...Whom eanting wretehes hlam'd : But with sueh as.he. where'er he be, May I be sav'd or «' A BARD'S EPITAPH. Is there a whim-inspired fool, Owre fast for thought, owre hot for rule, Owre blate ti4$eek, owre proud to snool, Let him draw near ; And owre this grassy heap sing dool, And drap a tear.... | |
| Robert Burns - 1816 - 406 pages
...wretches blam'd : But with such as he, where'er he be, May I be seeo'd or dd! * Goldsmith. A BARD'S EPITAPH. Is there a whim-inspired fool, Owre fast...owre hot for rule,. Owre blate to seek, owre proud to SHOO', Let him draw near ; And owre this grauy heap sing dool, And drap a tear. Is there a bard of... | |
| Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - English poetry - 1822 - 418 pages
...wretches blam'd : But with such as he, where'er he be, May I be tav'dor danm'd! .i BARD'S EPITAPH. la there a whim-inspired fool, Owre fast for thought,...grassy heap sing dool, And drap a tear. Is there a bard of rustic song, Who, noteless, steals the crowds among, That weekly this area throng, O, pass... | |
| Robert Burns - 1824 - 292 pages
...Whom canting wretches blam'd : But with suck as he, where'er he be, May I be sav'd or dd ! A BARD'S EPITAPH. Is there a whim-inspired fool, Owre fast...grassy heap sing dool, And drap a tear. Is there a bard of rustic song, Who, noteless, steals the crowds among, That weekly this area throng, O, pass... | |
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