 Is there a man, whose judgment clear Can others teach the course to steer, Yet runs, himself, life's mad career, Wild as the wave ; Here pause— and, through the starting tear, Survey this grave. The poor inhabitant below Was quick to learn, and wise...  The poetical works of Robert Burns - Page xviiby Robert Burns - 1814 - 604 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1831 - 426 pages
...heave a sigh. le there a man, whose Judgment clear. Can others teach the course to steer, Yet runs, himself, life's mad career, Wild as the wave; Here...pause— and, through the starting tear. Survey this «rave. The poor Inhabitant below Was quink to learn and wis? to know, And keenly felt the friendly... | |
 | Samuel Wilderspin - Child development - 1832 - 292 pages
...biographers cannot be disputed, that there was " a far better epitaph in the one he wrote for himself:" — " The poor inhabitant below Was quick to learn, and...softer flame, But thoughtless follies laid him low, And stain'd his name." The whole is surrounded by a palisade, adorned with unusually fine Scotch thistles... | |
 | Children's periodicals - 1838 - 448 pages
...communication with the northern wizard at Abbotsford, and we bent over the restingplace of Burns. " The poor inhabitant below Was quick to learn, and...softer flame, But thoughtless follies laid him low, And stain'd hid name." " Bonnie Edinburgh" gave us pleasure, and Old Holyrood awakened many associations... | |
 | Frederic William Farrar - Christian life - 1833 - 142 pages
...— " Is there a man whose judgment clear Can others teach the course to steer, Yet runs himself his mad career Wild as the wave ? Here pause — and through the starting tear Survey this grave." Believe me, this dual life will not do. You cannot be pardoned and yet retain the offence. You cannot... | |
 | Robert Burns, Allan Cunningham - Ballads, Scots - 1834 - 370 pages
...heave a sigh. Is there a man, whose judgment clear, Can others teach the course to steer, Yet runs, himself, life's mad career, Wild as the wave ; Here...softer flame, But thoughtless follies laid him low, And stain'd his name ! Reader, attend — whether thy soul Soars fancy's flights beyond the pole, Or darkling... | |
 | Robert Burns - Poetry, Modern - 1834 - 206 pages
...runs, himself. life's mad career, Wild as ihe wave ; Here pause — and thro' the starting tear,Survey this grave. The poor inhabitant below Was quick to learn and wise to know, Arid keenly felt the friendly elow, And softer flame. But thoughtless follies laid him low, And stnin'd... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1835 - 440 pages
...heave a sigh. Is there a man, whose judgment clear, Can others teach the course to steer, Yet runs, himself, life's mad career, Wild as the wave; Here...through the starting tear, Survey this grave. The poor inhahitant helow, Was quick to learn and wise to know, And keenly felt the friendly glovr, And softer... | |
 | Robert Burns, John Gibson Lockhart - Scotland - 1837 - 628 pages
...sigh. la there u man, v. ьчч- judgment cli'ur, Can others teach the courbe to sti-er, Yet runs, himself, life's mad career, Wild as the wave ; Here...And softer flame, But thoughtless follies laid him tow, And »tain'd his name ! Reader, attend — whether thyaoul Soars fancy's Sights beyond the pole,... | |
 | Cynosure - 1837 - 272 pages
...Yet runs, himself, life's mad career, Wild as the wave; Here pause—and, thro' the starting tear, The poor inhabitant below Was quick to learn and wise...softer flame, But thoughtless follies laid him low, And stain'd his name ! Reader, attend—whether thy soul Soars fancy's nights beyond the pole, Or darkling... | |
 | Basil Montagu - Fore-edged painting - 1837 - 400 pages
...understand it. All that can be said upon this subject, is said by Robert Burns in his Bard's epitaph — The poor inhabitant below Was quick to learn and wise...softer flame ; But thoughtless follies laid him low And stain 'd his name. * See Barrow's first sermon. Reader, attend — whether thy soul Soars fancy's flights... | |
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