Kiting is what I did until Wanderer's Minuet, but I wan't too bothered by questing with Bard. Dragoon was a lot more comfortable, though.

Using buffs (including cross-class ones from Pugilist and Lancer), both Venomous Bite and Windbite (used while buffed), and Barrage + Empyreal Arrow or Heavy Shot killed mobs fast enough. If you're still taking too much damage to be comfortable, Second Wind (from Pugilist) can recover some HP.