 | Ebenezer Mack - 1843 - 392 pages
...reason, his destiny is indeed controlled, in a 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... | |
 | John Stockton Littell - Campaign literature - 1844 - 400 pages
...constant self-dependence of the mind can alone achieve. " Ah ! who can tell how hard it is to climb Tile steep where Fame's proud temple shines afar; Ah !...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... | |
 | James Robert Boyd - English language - 1844 - 372 pages
...as are placed at some distance from each other ; as, " 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 influence of malignant star, And waged with Fortune an eternal war ; Check'd by the scoff... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1844 - 738 pages
...with many a floweret small. [Opening of Ihe Minttrel.] Ah ! who can tell how hard it is to climb The uched my heart, I triumphed in his pain. Till quite dejected with my scon, He left me t Ная felt the influence of malignant star, And waged with Fortune an eternal war ; Checked by the... | |
 | James Robert Boyd - English language - 1872 - 360 pages
...afar' Ah ! who can tell how many a soul sublime Hath felt the influence of malignant star, And waged with Fortune an eternal war; Check'd by the scoff of Pride, by Envy's frow u, And Poverty's unconquerable bar, In life's low vale remote hath pined alone, Then dropp'd into... | |
 | Samuel Orchart Beeton - American poetry - 1873 - 782 pages
...OrcviUe.— About 1753. 988.— OPENING OF THE MINSTREL. Ah ! who can tell how hard it is to climb The light shade for the leaves when laid In their noonday...shaken the dews that waken The sweet birds every one waged with Fortune an eternal war ; Check'd by the scoff of Pride, by Envy's frown, And poverty's unconquerable... | |
 | Robert Meeke - 1874 - 196 pages
...Minstrel." " Ah 1 who can tell how hard it ia to climb The ateep where Fame's proud temple shines afar, Ah I who can tell how many a soul sublime Has felt the influence of malignant star, And waged with fortune an eternal war, Mocked by the scoff of pride, by envy's frown, Or po Forty's unconquerable... | |
 | Henry Norman Hudson - English poetry - 1875 - 728 pages
...THE MOSTREL; OR. THE PROGRESS OF GENIUS.1 BOOK FIEST. 1 AH ! who can tell how hard it is to climb The steep where Fame's proud temple shines afar ? Ah !...sublime Has felt the influence of malignant star, And waged with Fortune au eternal war, — Check'd by the scoff of Pride, by Envy's frown, And Poverty's... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - Quotations, English - 1875 - 794 pages
...blaze ! ADDISON. Ah ! who can tell how hard it is to climb The steep where fame's proud temple shines Ah ! who can tell how many a soul sublime Has felt the influence of malignant star And waged with fortune an eternal war ? BEATTIE: Minstrel. Studious of good, man disregarded fame, And... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - 1876 - 486 pages
...the hundred-aisled Temple. VI. THE STRUGGLE OF LIFE. AH ! who can tell liow hard it is to climb The steep where Fame's proud temple shines afar ? Ah !...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... | |
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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... 
