 | John Evans - 1817 - 610 pages
...found a similar description. The old divine almost equals the moderu poet. Lanre was his bounty ami his soul 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 wish'd) a FRIENI) ! No farther seek his merits to disclose, Or draw... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1819 - 366 pages
...unknown ; Fair Science frown'd not on his humble birth, And melancholy mark'd him for her own. targe was his bounty, and his soul sincere : Heaven did a recompense as largely send. He gave to rais'ry all he had— a tear ; He gain'd from heaven ('twas all he wish'd) 'A friendt No farther seek... | |
 | Thomas Gray, William Mason - English literature - 1820 - 548 pages
...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, Heav'n did a recompence as largely send : He gave to Mis'ry all he had — a tear, He gain'd from Heav'n... | |
 | English poetry - 1821 - 270 pages
...to fortune and to feme 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...Heaven did a recompense as largely send. He gave to mis'ry all he had — a tear ; He gain'd from heaven ('twas all he wish'd) a friend. No farther seek... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 358 pages
...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, Heaven did a recompence as largely send : He gave to Misery all he had, a tear ; He gain'd from Heaven ('t was all... | |
 | Early English newspapers - 1821 - 766 pages
...Byron's Plagiarisms. 354 Byron. - Than give me all I ever asked — a tear. Corsair, 1, 363. Gray. — He gave to misery all he had — a tear, He gained from heaven, 'twas all he imshed —a friend.— Elegy. Byron. What fruita of fragrance blush on every tree. C.... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Children - 1821 - 280 pages
...to fortune and to fame unknown ; Fair science frown'd not on Lis humble birth, And melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere ; lleav'n did a recompense as largely send : He gave to mis'ry all he had — a tear; Ilegaiu'd from... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Anthologies - 1821 - 280 pages
...rests his head upon the lap of earth, A youth to fortune and to fame unknown ; Fair science frovvn'd not on his humble birth, And melancholy marked him for her own. Larsje was his bounty, and his soul sincere; Heaven did a recompence as largely send : He gave to misery... | |
 | Thomas Gray - English poetry - 1821 - 192 pages
...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, Heav'n did a recompense as largely send : He gave to mis'ry (all he had) a tear, Hegain'dfrom heav'n... | |
 | English poetry - 1821 - 282 pages
...frown'd not on his hurqble birth, And melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and hie soul sincere : Heaven did a recompense as largely send. He gave to mis'ry all he had — a tear ; He gain'd from heaven ('twas all he wish'd) a friend. No farther seek... | |
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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. 
