 Here rests his head upon the lap of earth A youth, to fortune and to fame unknown: Fair science frown'd not on his humble birth, And melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere...  The British poetical miscellany - Página 4de British poetical miscellany - 1805Visualização completa - Sobre este livro
 | 1792 - 112 páginas
...thorn." Here refts his head upon the lap of earth , A youth to Fortune and to Fame unknown; Fair fcience frown'd not on his humble birth, And Melancholy mark'd...him for her own. Large was his bounty , and his foul fmcere , Ileav'n did a recompence as largely fend: He gave to Mis'ry all he had, a tear; He gain'd... | |
 | James Roach - 1792 - 284 páginas
...the flone beneath yon aged thorn,' THE TT ERE refls his head upon the lap of earth, •*••*• A youth to Fortune and to Fame unknown ; Fair Science...was his bounty, and his foul fincere, Heav'n did a recompence as largely fend : lie gave to mis'ry all he had, a tear ; He gain'd from Heav'n ('twas all... | |
 | 1793 - 542 páginas
...at the ecd of hi* Elegy in a Country Church-yard — " Here relts his head upon the lap of earth, A youth to fortune and to fame unknown : Fair Science...humble birth, And Melancholy mark'd him for her own." The Latin lines are written in the margin of page 179, of Burton's Hiftory of Leiceiterihire, in the... | |
 | T AGERTON - 1794 - 390 páginas
...loves to build and warble there, And little fos'.il-ps lightly print the gro-and. Fair Science frown'j not on his humble birth, And Melancholy mark'd him for her own. i to Large was his bounty, and his foul finccrc. Heav'n did a recompenee as largely fend: He gave to... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 1036 páginas
...refrs hit head upon the lap of earth, A youth to fortune and to fame unknown, Fair Icience fruwn'd not on his humble birth, And melancholy mark'd him...her own. Large was his bounty and his foul fincere, Heaven did a reo'mperfc as largely fend; He gave to mifciy all he had, a tear; He gain'd from heaven... | |
 | Scots poems - 1796 - 172 páginas
...little footftcps lightly print the ground.' THE EPITAPH. " Here reils his head upon the lap of earth " A youth to fortune and to fame unknown : " Fair Science...was his bounty, and his foul fincere, " Heav'n did a recompence as largely fend : " He gave to mis'ry (all he had) a tear; " He gain'd from Heav'n ('twas... | |
 | 1796 - 246 páginas
...EPITAPH. HERE refts his head upon the lap of earth, A youth, to fortune and to fame unknown; Fair fcience frown'd not on his humble birth. And melancholy mark'd him for her own, 8 Large was his bounty, and his foul fincere, Heaven did a recompenfe as largely fend; He gave to mifery... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 páginas
...youth to Fortune and to Fame unknown ; Fair Science frmvn'd not on his humble birth, And Melsncholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his foul finccre, Hisv'n did a rccompcnfe as largely fend : He gave to Mis'ry all he had, a tear ; [a friend.... | |
 | 1797 - 350 páginas
...* HERE refts his head upon the lap of earth, A youth to fortune and to fame unknown : Fair fcience frown'd not on his humble birth, And melancholy mark'd...was his bounty, and his foul fincere ; Heav'n did a recompence as largely fend j , He gake to mis'ry (all he had) a tear ; ' He gain'd from Heav'n ('twas... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1798 - 130 páginas
...(for thou canft read) the lay " Grav'U on the ftone beneath yon' aged thorn."§ THE EPITAPH. tJERE refts his head upon the lap of Earth, A youth to Fortune...humble birth, And Melancholy mark'd him for her own. 1zo Large was his bounty, and his foul fmcere ; Heav'n did a recompenfe as largely fend: He gave to... | |
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