 | Robert Burns - 1800 - Liczba stron: 424
...innocence. 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 " round the walls of his cave. I saw my father's " situation entailed on me perpetual labour. The " only two openings by which I could... | |
 | 1801 - Liczba stron: 860
...years afterwards within the line of innocence. The great misfortune of my life was to want an aim. 1 had felt early fome ftirrings of ambition, but they were the blind gropingsof Homer'sCyi lops round the «-alls of his cave. I faw my father's fituation entai'ed on me... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1814 - Liczba stron: 306
...presbyteriau country life. The great misfortune of my life was to want an aim. I had felt early stirrings of ambition, but they were the 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... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1819 - Liczba stron: 388
...line of 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 round the walls of his cave. I saw my father's situation entailed on me perpetual labour. The only two openings by which I could enter... | |
 | Robert Burns, James Currie - 1820 - Liczba stron: 484
...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 of his cave. I saw my father's situation entailed on me perpetual labour. The only two openings by which I could enter... | |
 | Joseph Robertson, Society of Ancient Scots - 1821 - Liczba stron: 414
...certain habits, 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... | |
 | Society of ancient Scots - 1821 - Liczba stron: 226
...certain habits, 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... | |
 | Joseph Clinton Robertson - 1822 - Liczba stron: 414
...certain habits, 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... | |
 | 1824 - Liczba stron: 312
...of innocence. The great misfortune of my life was the want of 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. I saw my father's situation entailed on me perpetual labour. The only two openings by which I could enter... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1826 - Liczba stron: 272
...line of innocence. The great misfortune of my life was to want an aim. I had felt early some stirnngs of ambition, but they were the blind gropings of Homer's Cyclops round the walls of his cave. I saw my father's situation entailed upon me perpetual labor. The only two openings by which I could... | |
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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. 
