O'erspread with snares the clouded maze of fate. Where wav'ring man, betray'd by vent'rous pride, To tread the dreary paths without a guide ; As treach'rous phantoms in the mist delude, Shuns fancied ills, or chases airy good. A Collection of Poems ... - Page 147publié par - 1758Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
| Richard Garnett - 1899 - 432 pages
...fear, desire and hate, O'erspread with snares the clouded maze of fate. Where wav'ring man, betrayed by vent'rous pride, To tread the dreary paths without a guide ; As treach'rous phantoms in the mist delude, Shuns fancied ills, or chases airy good. How rarely reason guides the stubborn choice,... | |
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