I bet with every Wind that blew — Rumor

I bet with every Wind that blew 1
Till Nature in chagrin
Employed a Fact to visit me
And scuttle my Balloon－
(F.1167/J.1215)
[1] Wind:: rumor, gossip.
[2] Nature:: human nature.
[3] Fact:: a hint on Wind as rumor. visit:: to hurt, harm. (OED visit v. 3a)
[4] scuttle:: to cut holes through the bottom, deck, or sides of, for any purpose. Balloon:: inflated words.