Shall I be left forgotten in the dust, When Fate, relenting, lets the flower revive ? Shall Nature's voice, to man alone unjust, Bid him, though doom'd to perish, hope to live ? Is it for this fair Virtue oft must strive With disappointment, penury, and... The Minstrel: Or, The Progress of Genius: and Other Poems - Page 36by James Beattie - 1821 - 216 pagesFull view - About this book
| John Bell - 1789 - 416 pages
...relenting, lets the flower revive ? Shall nature's voice, to man alone unjust, Bid him, though doom'd to perish, hope to live ? Is it for this fair Virtue oft must strive With dibappointment, penury, and pain?_^t4(• No : Heaven's immortal spring shall yet arrive; And man's... | |
| James Beattie - 1797 - 150 pages
...Nature's voice, to man alone unjust, " Bid him, though doom'd to perish, hope to live? " Is it for thia fair Virtue oft must strive " With disappointment,..." And man's majestic beauty bloom again, " Bright thro' th' eternal: year of Lore's triumphant t eign.** XXVIII. This truth sublime his simple sire had... | |
| Robert Burns - 1800 - 424 pages
...revive ; Shall nature's voice to man alone unjust, Bid him, though doom'd to perish, hope to live ? Js it for this fair virtue oft must strive, With disappointment, penury, and pain ? No : heavens immortal spring shall yet arrive ; And man's majestic beauty bloom again. Bright through... | |
| James Beattie - 1802 - 152 pages
...relenting, lets the flower revive ? " Shall nature's voice to man alone unjust, " Bid him, though doom'd to perish, hope to live ? " Is it for this fair Virtue..." And man's majestic beauty bloom again, " Bright thro' th' eternal year of love's triumphant reign.' XXVIII. This truth sublime his simple sire had... | |
| 1802 - 302 pages
...relenting, lets the flower revive '? " Shall nature's voice, 10 man alone unjust, " Bid him, though dootn'd to perish, hope to live ? " Is it for this fair Virtue..." And man's majestic beauty bloom again, " Bright thro' th' eternal year of love's triumphant reign." XXVIII. This truth sublime his simple sire had... | |
| James Beattie, Alexander Chalmers - 1805 - 190 pages
...forgotten in the dust, " When Fate, relenting, lets the flower revive ? " Shall Nature's voice, to Man alone unjust, " Bid him, though doomed to perish,..." And Man's majestic beauty bloom again, " Bright thro' th' eternal year of Love's triumphant " reign." 28 This truth sublime his simple sire had taught.... | |
| Robert Burns - 1806 - 422 pages
...voice, to man alone unjust, Bid him, thoughdooffl'd to perish, hope to live? Is ROBERT BURNS. . 145 Is it for this fair virtue oft must strive, With disappointment,...man's majestic beauty bloom again, Bright through th' eternal year of love's triumphant reign. This truth sublime, his simplt sire had taught; fn saolh,... | |
| 1806 - 184 pages
...relenting, lets the flower revive? " Shall Nature's voice, to man alone unjust, " Bid him, tho' doom'd to perish, hope to live ? " Is it for this fair Virtue...must strive " With disappointment, penury, and pain f — " No ; Heaven's immortal spring shall yet arrive ; " And man's majestic beauty bloom again, [reign."... | |
| 1807 - 442 pages
...nature's voice to man alone unjust, Bid him, though doom'd to perish, hope to live ? Is it for this, that Virtue oft must strive With disappointment, penury,...yet arrive, And man's majestic beauty bloom again, Briglit through the eternal year of Love's triumphant reign '•' I shall devote the remainder of this... | |
| James Beattie, Thomas Gray - 1809 - 414 pages
...relenting, lets the ilower revive?" Shall Nature's voice, to man alone unjust, '' Bid him, tho' doom'd to perish, hope to live? " Is it for this fair Virtue..." With disappointment, penury, and pain? — " No; Heav'ns immortal Spring bhall yet arrive j " And man's majestic beauty bloom again, " Bright thro'... | |
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