The poor Inhabitant below Was quick to learn and wise to know, And keenly felt the friendly glow, 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,... Tait's Edinburgh Magazine - Page 359edited by - 1842Full view - About this book
| 1902 - 874 pages
...himself life's mad career Wild as the wave? Here pause — and thro' the starting tear Survey this grave. The poor Inhabitant below Was quick to learn...the friendly glow And softer flame. But thoughtless follies laid him low And stain'd his name! Reader, attend! Whether thy soul Soars fancy's flights beyond... | |
| 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...the friendly glow, And softer flame, But thoughtless follies laid him low, And stain'd his name. Reader, attend — whether thy soul Soars fancy's flights... | |
| Thomas Miller - 1844 - 474 pages
...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...And keenly felt the friendly glow. And softer flame ' No, Godfrey, I will repeat no more: the ' thoughtless folly' was mine; and will, ere long, ' lay... | |
| John Wilson - 1845 - 236 pages
...himself life's mad career, Wild aa the ware; . Here pause—and, thro' the starting tear, Survey this grave. "The poor inhabitant below Was quick to learn,...the friendly glow, And softer flame; But thoughtless follies laid him low, And stain'd his name ! " Reader, attend—whether thy soul Soars fancy's flights... | |
| John Wilson - 1845 - 266 pages
...life's mad career, Wild as the wave ; Here pauss—and, thro' the starting tear, Survey this grav t \ "The poor inhabitant below Was quick to learn, and wise to know, And keenly felt the friendly clow, And softer llaine; But thoughtless follies laid him low, And stain'd his nair.c ! < " Reader,... | |
| 1845 - 1026 pages
...was himself sensible of his errors, and unreservedly acknowledged them, as in the following lines : " The poor inhabitant below, Was quick to learn, and wise to know, And keenly felt the social glow, And softer flame ; But thoughtless follies bid him low, And stained his name." John London... | |
| 1845 - 440 pages
...wave ; Here pause — and, through the starting tear, Survey this grave. The poor inhahitant helow, Was quick to learn and wise to know, And keenly felt the friendly glow, And softer ßame, But thoughtless follies laid him low, And stain'd his name I Reader, attend— whether thy soul... | |
| William Knox - 1847 - 240 pages
...were the hopes she gave, But ere she closed her sixteenth year We bore her to the grave. THE BARD'S GRAVE. The poor inhabitant below Was quick to learn...friendly glow, And softer flame ; But thoughtless follies laid him low, And stained his name. — BURNS. BENEATH that thorn, so old and gray, That stands... | |
| Robert Burns, James Currie - 1847 - 704 pages
...Survey this grave. с Too. d Basbfub r To lubmit tamely, to sneak. /Oler. f To laaient, to 'mourn. The poor inhabitant below, Was quick to learn and...know, And keenly felt the friendly glow, And softer (lame, But thoughtless fouies laid him low. And stain'il his name. Reader, attend — whether thy soul... | |
| Sylvan (pseud.) - 1848 - 106 pages
...undeserving kindred. c ~? XN/ ATHANATOS. VTA HERE PAUSE: AND THROUGH THE STARTING TEAR, SURVEY THIS GRAVE ! THE POOR INHABITANT BELOW WAS QUICK TO LEARN...FRIENDLY GLOW, AND SOFTER FLAME ; BUT THOUGHTLESS FOLLIES LAID HIM LOW, AND STAJN'D HIS NAME. READER, ATTEND : WHETHER THY SOUL SOARS FANCY'S FLIGHTS... | |
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