 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...  Poems - Page 119by Thomas Gray - 1768 - 119 pagesFull view - About this book
 | English essays - 1751 - 684 pages
...lap of earth [known t A youth to fortune and to fameunFalr faience frowa'd not on his humble bind. And melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his foul lm cere, Heav'n did a reeompence as largely fend : He gave to mis'ry (all he had) a tear : He gain'd... | |
 | Thomas Warton - English poetry - 1753 - 168 pages
...humble birth, " And melancholy mark'd him for her own. " Large was his bounty, and his foul fmcere, " 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 all he wifh'd) a friend. " No farther feek his merits to difclofe, " Or draw... | |
 | Thomas Warton - English poetry - 1753 - 164 pages
...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 foul fmcere, " Heav'n did a recompence as largely fend : " He gave to mis'ry (all he had) a tear : " He... | |
 | Thomas Warton - Dialect poetry, Scottish - 1753 - 164 pages
...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 foul fmcere, " Heay'n did a recompcnce as largely fend : " He gave to mis'ry (all he had) a tear : " He... | |
 | Collection - English poetry - 1755 - 378 pages
...birth, And Melancholy mark'd him for her oivit. Large was his bounty, and his foul Jincere, Keav'n did a recompence as largely fend; He gave to Mis'ry all he had, a tear. He gain 1 df)om Heav'n ('twas all btiviflfd) a frie»A* No farther fcek his merits to difclofe, Or draiv his... | |
 | Collection - 1758 - 394 pages
...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 o-wn....foul Jincere, Heav'n did a recompence as largely fend ; fie gave to Mis'iy ail he had, a tear, He gain' d from Heav'n ("l^tvas a/I he wtjh'tt) a friend,... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - English poetry - 1758 - 384 pages
...humble birth, And Melancholy marK d him for her oivn. Large ivas his bounty, and his foul Jlncere, Heav'n did a recompence as largely fend : He gave to Mis'ry all he had, a tear, He gained from Heav'n ("twas all be tvijh'd} a friend.' No farther feek his merits to difclofe, Or draw... | |
 | John Newbery - English poetry - 1762 - 292 pages
...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 fincere, ' Heav'n did a recompence as largely fend : ' He gave to mis'ry (all he had) a tear : « He... | |
 | Robert Lloyd - English poetry - 1762 - 312 pages
...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 fincere, Heav'n did a recompence as largely fend : He gave to mis'ry all he had, a tear, He gain'd... | |
 | Art - 1762 - 290 pages
...lap of earth ' A youth to fortune and to fame unknown : • Fair fcience frown'd not on his humbte birth, ' And melancholy mark'd him for her own. • Large 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... | |
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