 | Robert Burns - 1800 - 424 페이지
...The great mis" fortune of my life was to want an aim. I ha4 *f felt early some stirrings of ambition, but they *' were the blind gropings of Homer's Cyclops...the " temple of fortune, was the gate of niggardly " ceconomy, or the path of little chicaning bar" gain-making. The first is so contracted an a" perture... | |
 | 1801 - 860 페이지
...blind gropingsof Homer'sCyi lops round the «-alls of his cave. I faw my father's fituation entai'ed on me perpetual labour. The only two' openings by...enter the temple of fortune, was the gate of niggardly ccconomy, or the path of little chicaning bargain-making1. The firft is fo contrafted an aperture I... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1801 - 818 페이지
...my'father's fituation enUile4 on me perpetual labour. The only two openings by w hich I could enter ihe temple of fortune, was the gate, of niggardly economy, or the path of little chicaning bargain-rAking-; The firft is fb contracted an aperture, I never could fqueeze iviyielf into it ; the... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1806 - 422 페이지
...innocence. The great misfortune of my life was to want an aim. I had felt early some stirrings of ambition, but they were the blind gropings of Homer's Cyclops...perpetual labour. The only two openings by which I could I could enter the temple of Fortune, was the gate of niggardly economy, or the path of little chicaning... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1806 - 422 페이지
...innocence. The great misfortune of my life was to want an aim. I had felt early some stirrings of ambition, but they were the blind gropings of Homer's Cyclops...perpetual labour. The only two openings by which I could KOBEKT BURNS.. 4$ I could enter the temple of Fortune, was the gate of niggardly economy, or the path... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1814 - 306 페이지
...blind gropings of Homer's Cyclops round the wal Is of his cave. I saw my father's sttuatiou eu tailed on me perpetual labour. The only two openings by which I could cuter the temple of fortune, was the gate of niggardly economy, or the path of little chicaning bergain-... | |
 | Robert Burns, James Currie - 1814 - 502 페이지
...of his eave. I saw my father's situation entailed on me perpctual lahour. The only two openings hy which I could enter the temple of fortune, was the gate of niggardly ceonomy, or the path of little chieaning hargain-making. The first is so contracted an aperture I never... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1816 - 714 페이지
...life was to want an aim. 1 had felt early some stirrings of ambition, but they were the blind groping* of Homer's Cyclops round the walls of his cave. I...me perpetual labour. The only two openings by which 1 could enter the temple of fortune, was the gate of niggardly ceconomy, or the path of little chicaning... | |
 | Robert Burns, James Currie - 1820 - 484 페이지
...misfortune of my life was to want an aim. I had felt early some stirrings of ambition, but they were the the blind gropings of Homer's Cyclops round the walls...enter the temple of fortune, was the gate of niggardly oeconomy, or the path of little chicaning bargain-making. The first is so contracted an aperture I... | |
 | Society of ancient Scots - 1821 - 226 페이지
...which strongly marked his future character through life. He had early felt some stirrings of .ambition, but they were the blind gropings of Homer's Cyclops round the walls of his cave. He loathed the situation in which fortune had placed him ; but was without any other direct aim or... | |
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The great misfortune of my life was to want an aim. I had felt early some stirrings of ambition, but they were the blind gropings of Homer's Cyclops round the walls of his cave. 
