 | John Bell - English poetry - 1789 - 416 pages
...BOOK I. I. AH I 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...malignant star, And waged with fortune an eternal war; II. And yet, the languor of inglorious days /• Not equally oppressive is to all. Him, who ne'er listen'd... | |
 | James Beattie - 1797 - 150 pages
...BOOK. I. AH ! who can tell how hai'd it is to climb The steep where Fame's proud temple shines afar j Ah ! who can tell how many a soul sublime Has felt...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... | |
 | Natham Drake - English literature - 1800 - 510 pages
...Sat. iii. 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...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... | |
 | Health - 1802 - 302 pages
...I. A I. H \ 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...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... | |
 | James Beattie - Wood-engraving - 1802 - 152 pages
...BOOK. I. AH ! who can tell how hard it is to climb The steep where Fame's proud temple shines afar j Ah ! who can tell how many a soul sublime Has felt...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... | |
 | James Beattie - 1803 - 190 pages
...FIRST. I. 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...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,... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 636 pages
...: i. " Ah ! who ran 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 wag'd with Fortune an eternal war ; Check'd by the scoff of Pride, by Envy's frown, And Poverty's unconquerable... | |
 | James Beattie - Authors, Scottish - 1805 - 178 pages
...FIRST. I. 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...! 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,... | |
 | James Beattie, Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1805 - 190 pages
...I. 1 ./1.H ! 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...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... | |
 | Pierre Franc M'Callum - Enslaved persons - 1805 - 376 pages
...described : 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 wag'd with fortune an eternal war ; Check.' d by the scoff of pride — by envy's frown, And poverty's... | |
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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... 
