| British essayists - 1823 - 802 pagine
...striven, By human pride or cunning driv'n To Misery's brink, Till, wrench'd of every stay but Heaven, He, ruin'd, sink ! Ev'n thou who mourn'st the daisy's...Ruin's plough-share drives, elate, Full on thy bloom, Till crush'd beneath the furrows' weight Shall be thy doom. I have seldom met with an image more truly... | |
| Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 354 pagine
...human pride or cunning driven To Misery's brink, Till, wrench'd of every stay but Heaven, He ruined sink. Ev'n thou who mourn'st the daisy's fate, That...Ruin's plough-share drives, elate, Full on thy bloom, Till crush'd beneath the furrows' weight Shall be thy doom. I have seldom met with an image more truly... | |
| 1823 - 356 pagine
...cunning driv'n To Misery's brink, Till, wrench'd of every stay but Heaven, He, ruin'd, sink ! Kv'n thou who mourn'st the daisy's fate That fate is thine...Ruin's plough-share drives, elate, Full on thy bloom, Till crush'd beneath the furrows' weight Shall be thy doom. I have seldom met with an image more truly... | |
| William Banks - 1823 - 462 pagine
...the easy night, The spirits pure, the slumbers light, That fly the approach of morn." Ibid. " Even thou who mourn'st the daisy's fate, That fate is thine...Ruin's ploughshare drives, elate, Full on thy bloom, Till crush'd beneath the furrow's weight, Shall be thy doom !" BURNS. BBS " All hail, inexorable lord... | |
| Robert Burns - 1824 - 292 pagine
...striv'n, By human pride or cunning driv'n To mis'ry's brink, Till wrench'd of ev'ry stay but Heav'n, He, ruin'd, sink ! * Ev'n thou who mourn'st the Daisy's...Ruin's ploughshare drives, elate, Full on thy bloom, Till crush'd beneath the furrow's weight, Shall be thy doom ! TO RUIN. ALL hail ! inexorable lord !... | |
| Louise Swanton-Belloc - 1824 - 400 pagine
...striv'h, By human guide or cn1ming driv'n To mis'ry's hrink, Till wreuch'd of v'ry stay but Heav'n , He , ruin'd , sink ! Ev'n thou who mourn'st the Daisy's fate , That fate is thine — 110 distant date; Stern Ruin's ploughshare drives, clate, Full on thy bloom, Till crush'd beneath... | |
| British anthology - 1825 - 464 pagine
...cunning driven To misery's brink ; Till, wrench'd of every stay but Heaven, He, ruin'd, sink ! E'en thou who mourn'st the daisy's fate, That fate is thine — no distant date ; Stern Ruin's plough -share drives, elate, Full on thy bloom, Till crush'd beneath the furrow's weight, Shall be... | |
| Amédée Pichot - 1825 - 510 pagine
...striv'n, By human pride or cunning driv'n, To mis'ry's brink, 'Till wrench'd of ev'ry stay but Heav'n, He, ruin'd, sink ! Ev'n thou who mourn'st the Daisy's fate, That fate it tliine — no distant date ; Stern Ruin's plough-share drives, elate, Full on thy bloom, 'Till cruih'd... | |
| S. Waring - 1827 - 122 pagine
...pride or cunning driven To misery's brink, Till, wrench'd of every stay but heaven, Heruin'd sink! E'en thou, who mourn'st the daisy's fate, That fate is...ruin's ploughshare drives elate, Full on thy bloom, Till, crush'd beneath the furrow's weight, Shall be thy doom. Spartium scoparium. Common Broom. Diadelphia... | |
| George Barrell Cheever - 1830 - 516 pagine
...cunning driv'n, To mis'ry's brink, Till wrench'd of ev'ry stay but Heav'n, He, ruin'd, sink ! Even thou, who mourn'st the Daisy's fate, That fate is...Ruin's plough-share drives, elate, full on thy bloom, Till crush'd beneath the furrow's weight, Shall be thy doom ! FAREWELL SONG. THE gloomy night is gath'ring... | |
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