 The Epitaph. Here rests his head upon the lap of earth A youth, to fortune and to fame unknown : Fair science frowned not on his humble birth, And melancholy marked him for her own, Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere, Heaven did a recompense as...  The English Poets: Selections - Stran 335avtor: Thomas Humphry Ward - 1881Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1867 - 758 strani
...unknown' ; Fair Science frowned not on his humble birth', And Melancholy marked him for her own\ 4. Large was his bounty', and his soul sincere', Heaven...gained from heaven' ('twas all he wished') a friend\ 5. No further seek his merits to disclose', Or draw his frailties from their dread abode'; (There they... | |
 | 1868 - 510 strani
...fame unknown : Fair Science frowned not on his humble birth And Melancholy marked him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere '• Heaven...merits to disclose, Or draw his frailties from their dreac abode, — (There they, alike, in trembling hope, repose, The bosom of his Father and his God.... | |
 | Richard Chenevix Trench (abp. of Dublin) - 1868 - 458 strani
...unknown : Fair Science frowned not on his humble birth, And Melancholy marked him for her own. 120 Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere ; Heaven...a friend. No farther seek his merits to disclose, 125 Or draw his frailties from their dread abode, (There they alike in trembling hope repose;) The... | |
 | Caroline Matilda Kirkland - 1868 - 712 strani
...fame unknown ; Fair science frowned not on his humble birth, And melancholy marked him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere, Heaven...gained from Heaven ('twas all he wished) a friend. No further seek his merits to disclose, Or draw his frailties from their dread abode, (There they alike... | |
 | Caroline Matilda Kirkland - 1868 - 710 strani
...unknown; !'';iir science frowned not on his humble birth, And melancholy marked him for her own. L;irge was his bounty, and his soul sincere, Heaven did a...gained from Heaven ('twas all he wished) a friend. No further seek his merits to disclose, Or draw his frailties from their dread abode, (There they alike... | |
 | Robert Joseph Sullivan - 1868 - 526 strani
...scene of man ; A mighty maze ! but not without a plan. 8. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere i Heaven did a recompense as largely send ; He gave...gained from heaven ('twas all he wished) — a friend. 9. I would not enter on my list of friends (Though graced with polish'd manners and fine sense, Yet... | |
 | English poetry - 1869 - 328 strani
...fame unknown ; Fair Science frowned not on his humble birth, And Melancholy marked him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere ; Heaven...to disclose, Or draw his frailties from their dread abode, (There they alike in trembling hope repose,) The bosom of his Father and his God. GRAY. THE... | |
 | William Davis (B.A.) - 1869 - 200 strani
...Fame tinknown ; Fair Science froiuned not on his humble birth, And Melancholy marked him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere ; Heaven...gained from Heaven ('twas all he wished), a friend. No further seek his merits to disclose, Or draw his frailties from their dread abode, (There they alike... | |
 | Joseph Edwards Carpenter - 1869 - 596 strani
...fame unknown ; Fair science frowned not on his humble birth, And melancholy marked him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere, Heaven...from. heaven— 'twas all he wished — a friend. No further seek his merits to disclose, Or draw his frailties from their dread abode ; There they alike... | |
 | M. S. Mitchell - 1869 - 416 strani
...sincere, Heaven did a recompense as largely send : He gave to misery (all he had) a tear, He gain'd from heaven ('twas all he wished) a friend No farther...to disclose, Or draw his frailties from their dread abode, (There they alike in trembling hope repose,) The bosom of his Father and his God. In Gray's... | |
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