 For others good, or melt at others woe. What can atone (oh ever-injur'd shade !) Thy fate unpity'd, and thy rites unpaid ? No friend's complaint, no kind domestic tear Pleas'd thy pale ghost, or grac'd thy mournful bier : By foreign hands thy dying eyes...  Elements of Criticism - Page 403by Lord Henry Home Kames - 1762Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 1164 pages
...friend's complaint, no kind domeftic tear Pleafed thy pale gl:oft, or graced thy mournful bier : 59 By foreign hands thy dying eyes were clos'd, By foreign hands thy decent limbs compos'd, By By foreign hands thy humble grave adorn'd, By ftrangers honour'd, and by ftrangers mourn'd ! What though... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 400 pages
...as thofe : io Favours to none, to all fhe fmiles extends ; Oft me rejefts, but never once offends. Bright as the fun, her eyes the gazers ftrike, And, like the fun, they mine on all alike. Yet graceful eafe, and fweetnefs void of pride, 15 Might hide her faults, if Belles... | |
 | Children's poetry, English - 1780 - 226 pages
...? No friend's complaint, no kind domeftic tear Pleas'd thy pale ghoft, or grac'd thy mournful bier: By foreign hands thy dying eyes were clos'd, By foreign...compos'd, By foreign hands thy humble grave adorn'd, By ftrangers honour'd and by ftrangers mourn'd! What though no friends in fable weeds appear, Srieve... | |
 | English poetry - 1782 - 516 pages
...unfix'd as thofe: Favours to none, to all fhe fmiles extends ; Oft fhe rejefts, but never once offends. Bright as the fun her eyes the gazers ftrike, And, like the fun, they fhine on all alike. Yet graceful eafe, and fweetnefs, void of pride, Might hide her faults, if belles had faults to hide... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1783 - 322 pages
...? No friend's complaint, no kind domeftic tear, Pleas'd thy pale ghoft, orgrac'd thy mournful bier: By foreign hands thy dying eyes were clos'd, By foreign hands thy decent limbs compos'd, By By foreign hands thy humble grave adorn'd, By ftrangers honour'd, and by ftrangers mourn'd! What thongh... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1785 - 460 pages
...No friend's complaint, no kind domeftic tear Pleas'd thy pale ghoft, or grac'd thy mournful bier : By foreign hands thy dying eyes were clos'd, By foreign...compos'd ; By foreign hands thy humble grave adorn'd, By Grangers honour'd, and by ftrangers mourn'd. What tho' no friends in fable weeds appear, Grieve... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1785 - 568 pages
...No friends complaint, no kind domeftic tear, Pleas'd thy pale ghoft, or grac'd the mournful bier ; By foreign hands thy dying eyes were clos'd,. By foreign...compos'd, By foreign hands thy humble grave adorn'd, By ftrangers honour'd, and by ftrangers mourn'd ! What though no friends. in. fable weeds appear, Grieve... | |
 | Gotthold Ephraim Lessing - 1785 - 696 pages
...friend's complaint , no Kind domeftic tear , *) Plcas'd thy pale ghoft , or grac'd thy mournful bierf By foreign hands thy dying eyes were clos'd , By foreign hands thy decent limbs eompos'd, By foreign hands thy humble grave adorn'd. Sai if! : £ein bfajTer ©etfl wtnn^in fein freunbfcíieftJicín*... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1788 - 590 pages
...and the paufes in particular ought all of them to have the fame place. Take the following examples : By foreign hands |) thy dying eyes were clos'd, By...adorn'd. Again : Bright as the fun || her eyes the gazers flrike ; And, like the fun, || they fbine on all alike. K 3 Speaking Speaking of Nature, or the God... | |
 | John Adams - English poetry - 1789 - 376 pages
...unfix'd as thofe : Favours to none, to all fhe fmiles extends ; Oft fhe rejefts, but never once offends. Bright as the fun, her eyes the gazers ftrike, And, like the fun, they fhir.e on all alike. Yet graceful eafe, and fweetnefs void of pride, Might hide her faults, if belles... | |
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