Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard |
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... Youth , to Fortune and to Fame un- known . 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 , Heav'n did a recompense as largely send : He gave to Mis'ry ...
... Youth , to Fortune and to Fame un- known . 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 , Heav'n did a recompense as largely send : He gave to Mis'ry ...
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... oft , beneath the od'rous shade Of Chili's boundless forests laid , She deigns to hear the savage youth repeat , In loose numbers wildly sweet , Their feather - cinctured chiefs , and dusky loves . ELEGY AND OTHER POEMS . 13.
... oft , beneath the od'rous shade Of Chili's boundless forests laid , She deigns to hear the savage youth repeat , In loose numbers wildly sweet , Their feather - cinctured chiefs , and dusky loves . ELEGY AND OTHER POEMS . 13.
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... youth , Or Jealousy , with rankling tooth , That inly gnaws the secret heart ; And Envy wan , and faded Care , Grim - visaged comfortless Despair , And Sorrow's piercing dart . Ambition this shall tempt to rise , Then whirl the wretch ...
... youth , Or Jealousy , with rankling tooth , That inly gnaws the secret heart ; And Envy wan , and faded Care , Grim - visaged comfortless Despair , And Sorrow's piercing dart . Ambition this shall tempt to rise , Then whirl the wretch ...
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abode affright alike ample arms azure baleful beneath blow blush born bosom breast breathe Cambria's cheer cries crown dauntless Dear Death deep dews Disdainful distant doom dreary E'en e'er Ecstasy ELEGY faded fame Fancy fate fears fire flame flowers fond Forbade forlorn Gales glitter glory golden grisly Hark Headlong hear heart Heav'n Helm hoary holy hush'd Jove kindred King Labor laid lance laughing lawn light Love lyre mighty mock morn Muse Muse's night noontide o'er pain Penury Pindaric Ode pleasing POEMS pomp prey pride Quench'd race Rapture reign rill rove sable sceptred scorn secret shade shaggy Shame Shrieks sleep slumber smile Snowdon's soft solemn Sorrow's soul spirit steep strains stray'd sublime sweet tear Thames thee Thine thou thro tremble turf Tyrant unroll vale Vocal voice warbled warm wave Weave Where'er wild wing wood woof yonder youth