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" Unskilful he to note the card Of prudent Lore, Till billows rage, and gales blow hard, And whelm him o'er... "
Sketches of the History of Literature and Learning in England ...: With ... - Page 75
by George Lillie Craik - 1845
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Historical and Literary Tour of a Foreigner in England and Scotland, Volume 2

Amédée Pichot - England - 1825 - 510 pages
...is laid Low i" the dust. Such is the fate of simple Bard, On life's rough ocean luckless starr'd ! Unskilful he to note the card Of 'prudent lore, 'Till...gales blow hard, And whelm him o'er ! Such fate to tufferitig worth is giv'n, Who long with wants and woes has striv'n, By human pride or cunning driv'n,...
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The castle chapel

Regina Maria Roche - 1825 - 926 pages
...introduction. CHAPTER XII. " Such is the late of simple bard, On life's rough ocean luckless starr'd ! Unskilful he to note the card Of prudent lore, Till...billows rage, and gales blow hard, And whelm him o'er." THIS bookseller, or rather bookbinder, Mr. Phineas Murphy, resided in a blind alley off Skinner-row,...
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The Beauties of Burns: Consisting of Selections from His Poems and Letters

Robert Burns, Alfred Howard - Poetry - 1826 - 226 pages
...is the fate of simple Bard, On life's rough ocean luckless starred ! Unskilful he to note the card Till billows rage, and gales blow hard, And whelm...human pride or cunning driven To misery's brink, Till wrench'd of every stay but Heaven, He, ruin'd, sink ! Even thou who mourn'st the Daisy's fate, That...
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The Poetical Works of Robert Burns: Including Several Pieces Not Inserted in ...

Robert Burns - Scotland - 1826 - 272 pages
...is laid Low i' the dust. Such is the fate of simple Bard, On life's rough ocean luckless starr'd ; Unskilful he to note the card Of prudent lore, Till...hard, And whelm him o'er. Such fate to suffering worth isgiv'n, Who long with wants and woes has striv'n, By human pride or cunning driv'n, To mis'ry's brink,...
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The Wild Garland; Or, Prose and Poetry Connected with English Wild Flowers ...

S. Waring - Botany - 1827 - 122 pages
...the dust. /£> L^rm/mon- i Such is the fate of simple bard, On life's rough ocean luckless starr'd ! Unskilful he to note the card Of prudent lore, Till...human 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...
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Specimens of the Lyrical, Descriptive, and Narrative Poets of Great Britain ...

John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - English poetry - 1828 - 600 pages
...is laid Low i' the dust. Such is the fate of simple Bard, On life's rough ocean luckless starr'd ! Unskilful he to note the card Of prudent lore, Till...human pride or cunning driven To misery's brink, Till, wrench 'd of every stay but Heaven, He, ruin'd, sink ! Even thou who mourn'st the Daisy's fate, That...
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Studies in Poetry: Embracing Notices of the Lives and Writings of the Best ...

George Barrell Cheever - American poetry - 1830 - 516 pages
...is laid Low i' the dust. Such is the fate of simple Bard, On life's rough ocean luckless starr'd ! Unskilful he to note the card Of prudent lore, Till...And whelm him o'er ! Such fate to suffering worth is giv'n, Who long with wants and woes has striv'n, By human pride or cunning driv'n, To mis'ry's brink,...
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The Works of Robert Burns: With an Account of His Life, and Criticism on His ...

Robert Burns - Scotland - 1831 - 484 pages
...is laid Low i' the dust. Such is the fate of simple Bard, On life's rough ocean luckless starr'd ! Unskilful he to note the card Of prudent lore, Till...and gales blow hard, And whelm him o'er! Such fate ofmffaring worth iso Who long with wants and woes has striv'n, By human pride or cunning drivX To mis'ry's...
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Gathered Flowers: Chiefly from the Works of the British Poets

1832 - 206 pages
...soiled is laid Low i' the dust Such is the fate of simple bard, On life's rough ocean luckless starred ! Unskilful he to note the card Of prudent lore, Till...Such fate to suffering worth is given, Who long with want and woes has striven, By human pride or cunning driven To misery's brink, Till wrenched of every...
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A treatise on happiness [by J. Flamank].

James Flamank - 1833 - 414 pages
...the language of Burns — " Such is the fate of simple Bard, On life's rough ocean luckless starr'd ! Unskilful he to note the card Of prudent lore, Till...billows rage, and gales blow hard, And whelm him o'er ; " — how much more may the calm and well-regulated philosopher enjoy, who, possessing genius, is...
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