 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
 | Carlton BRUCE (pseud. [i.e. George Mogridge.]) - Children - 1837 - 300 pages
...communication with the northern wizard at Abbotsford, and we bent over the resting-place of Burns. " The poor inhabitant below Was quick to learn, and...know, And keenly felt the friendly glow. And softer name ; But thoughtless follies laid him low. And stain'd his name." " Bonnie Edinburgh" gave us pleasure,... | |
 | George Combe - 1839 - 410 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...flame ; But thoughtless follies laid him low, And stained his name. Reader ! attend : whether thy sou] Soars fancy's flights beyond the pole, Or darkling... | |
 | Basil Montagu - Conduct of life - 1839 - 404 pages
...Young fancy's rays the hills adorning. but when addressing us from his grave in his epitaph, he says, 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 flights beyond the pole, Or darkling... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1839 - 374 pages
...addressing us from his grave in his epitaph, he says, The poor inhabitant below Was quick to leara aud wise to know, And keenly felt the friendly glow And softer flame; But thoughtless follies laid htm low And stain'd his name. Reader, attend, whether thy soul Soars fancy's flights beyond the pole,... | |
 | London city mission - Christian socialism - 1840 - 620 pages
...Bard's Epitaph.") 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 stained his name. Reader, attend,—whether thy sold Soars fancy's flights beyond the pole,— Or darkling... | |
 | 1840 - 408 pages
...hopes of friends, and a tarnished name, as mementos of his undoubted genius. BIOGRAPHY. ROBERT BURNS. The poor inhabitant below, Was quick to learn and wise to know. And keenly felt tbe friendly glow And softer ñame ; But thoughtless follies laid him low. And stain'd his name. Burn... | |
 | 1841 - 580 pages
...o'er which she held her wide command, -The valley of my dreams, was our own NATIVE LAND. t BURNS. " The poor inhabitant below, Was quick to learn and...softer flame. But thoughtless follies laid him low, And stained his name !" A BAED'S EPITAPH. THEEE are two classes of men in the community — those ruled... | |
 | William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone - Periodicals - 1842 - 834 pages
...the manliness which was the corner-stone of his character, he wrote a true inscription for his own grave : — The poor inhabitant below, Was quick to...friendly glow, And softer flame ; But thoughtless folly laid him low, And ttained his name. If, then, his failings are recorded for eternity, while those... | |
 | Literature - 1902 - 874 pages
...teach the course to steer Yet runs himself life's mad career Wild as the wave? Here pause — and thro' the starting tear Survey this grave. The poor Inhabitant...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, James Currie - 1844 - 706 pages
...tear, Survey this grave. с Too. d BMhful. / (Her. t To submit tamcl?, to sneak. g To lamtnt, to mourn. The poor inhabitant below, Was quick to learn and...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... | |
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