 And in my breast the imperfect joys expire; Yet Morning smiles the busy race to cheer, And new-born pleasure brings to happier men; The fields to all their wonted tribute bear; To warm their little loves the birds complain. I fruitless mourn to him that...  Poems by Mr. Gray - Page 140by Thomas Gray - 1775 - 136 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Thomas Gray - English poetry - 1847 - 276 pages
...tender and eleirant in expression as the opening quatrain appears to me defective :— " The tields Jo all their wonted tribute bear ; " To warm their little loves the birds eomplain : " 1 fruitless mourn to him, that cannot hear; " And weep the more, because 1 weep in vain."... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - Criticism - 1852 - 874 pages
...breast the imperfect joys expire. Yet morning smiles the busy race to cheer, And new-born pleasure brings to happier men : The fields to all their wonted...bear ; To warm their little loves the birds complain : Jfruitlnn mourn to him that cannot hear, And weep the more, because I weep in vain." and adds the... | |
 | William Collins, Thomas Gray - English poetry - 1852 - 332 pages
...breast the imperfect joys expire. Yet Morning smiles the busy race to cheer, And new-born pleasure brings to happier men ; The fields to all their wonted...tribute bear; To warm their little loves the birds complam : I fruitless mourn to him that cannot hear, And weep the more, because I weep in vain. * See... | |
 | Thomas Gray - Elegiac poetry, English - 1853 - 200 pages
...breast the imperfect joys expire. Yet morning smiles the busy race to cheer. And new-born pleasure brings to happier men : The fields to all their wonted...To warm their little loves the birds complain : I fruitless mourn to him that cannot hear, S.foi'1. In the year 1750, Mr. Gray finished his celebrated... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1853 - 760 pages
...breast the imperfect joys expire, Yet morning smiles the busy race to cheer, And new-born pleasure brings to happier men ; The fields to all their wonted...bear; To warm their little loves the birds complain: 1fruitiest mourn to him that can not hear, And weep the more, because I weep in vain." lines printed... | |
 | William Collins - English poetry - 1854 - 430 pages
...breast the imperfect joys expire. Yet morning smiles the busy race to cheer, And new-born pleasure brings to happier men : The fields to all their wonted...To warm their little loves the birds complain ; I fruitless mourn to him that cannot hear, And weep the more, because I weep in vain. EPITAPH ON MRS.... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1854 - 278 pages
...th' imperfect joys expire. Yet Morning smiles the busy race to cheer, And new-born pleasures bring to happier men: The fields to all their wonted tribute...bear: To warm their little loves the birds complain: I fruitless mourn to him that cannot hear, And weep the more, because I weep in vain. EPITAPH OS MBS.... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1854 - 766 pages
...breast the imperfect joys expire. Yet morning smiles the busy race to cheer, And new-born pleasure brings to happier men ; The fields to all their wonted...bear ; To warm their little loves the birds complain : . . 1 fruitless mourn to him that can not hear, And weep the more, because I weep in vain." and adds... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1857 - 472 pages
...breast ike imperfect joys expire ; Yet morning smiles the busy race to cheer, And new-born pleasure brings to happier men ; The fields to all. their wonted...; To warm their little loves the birds complain. I fruitiest mourn to him that cannot hear, And weep the more because I weep in vain.' It will easily... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - English literature - 1858 - 770 pages
...imperfect joys expire. Yet morning smiles the busy race to cheer, And new-born pleasure brings to happicr men ; The fields to all their wonted tribute bear ; To warm their little loves the birds complain : J fruitless mourn to him that can not hear, And weep the more, becaute I weep in vain." and adds... | |
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