 | Thomas Gray, William Mason - English literature - 1820 - 548 pages
...Grav'd on the stone beneath yon aged thorn." THE EPITAPH. HERE rests his head upon the lap of Earth, * A youth to Fortune and to Fame unknown : Fair Science...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... | |
 | William Scott - Children's stories - 1820 - 422 pages
...lay, 'Grav'd on the stone beneath yon aged thorn." THE EPITAPH. rests his head upon the lap of earth, to fortune and to fame unknown : Fair Science frown'd...birth, And Melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large washis'bounty, and his soul sincere; Heaven did a recompensa as largely send. He pave to mis'ry all... | |
 | Thomas Gray - English poetry - 1821 - 192 pages
...his morning walk and his noon-tide repose." THE EPITAPH.* Here rests his head upon the lap of earth A youth, to fortune and to fame unknown : Fair science...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... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 358 pages
...Grav'd on the stone beneath yon aged thorn. " THE ZPITAPH. HERE rests his head upon the lap of Earth, A youth to fortune and to fame unknown, Fair Science...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... | |
 | English poetry - 1821 - 270 pages
...aged thorn." , THE EPITAPH. Here rests his head upon the lap of earth, A youth to fortune and to feme unknown ; Fair Science frown'd not on his humble birth,...mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere : Heaven did a recompense as largely send. He gave to mis'ry all he had — a tear ; He... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Children - 1821 - 280 pages
...head upon the lap of earth, A youth 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;... | |
 | English poetry - 1821 - 282 pages
...the lap of earth, A youth to fortune ami to fame unknown ; Fair Science 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... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1823 - 396 pages
...thorn." THE EPITAPH. HERE rests his head upon the lap of eartb, A youth to fortune and to fame unknowu ; Fair Science frown'd not on his humble birth, And...mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere : Heaven did a recompense as largely send. He gave to mis'ry all he had— a tear ; He... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...Grav'd on the stone beneath yon aged thorn." THE EPITAPH. Here rests his head upon the lap of earth A eed trem 08/ sonl sincere, Heaven did a recompense as largely send; He gave to misery all he had, a tear; He gaiu'd... | |
 | Marie-Joseph Chénier - 1824 - 464 pages
...on the stone beneath yon aged t horn . » THE EPITAPH. Here rests his head upon the lap of Earth A Youth, to Fortune and to Fame unknown : Fair Science...mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soûl sincere; Heav'n did a recompence as largely send; He gave to Misery ( ail he had ) a tear, He... | |
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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... 
