 One morn I miss'd him on the custom'd hill, Along the heath, and near his favourite tree; Another came; nor yet beside the rill, Nor up the lawn, nor at the wood was he; 'The next with dirges due in sad array Slow through the church-way path we saw him...  A book of English poetry; ed. by T. Shorter - Page 192by Thomas Shorter - 1861Full view - About this book
 | Robert Joseph Sullivan - 1850 - 524 pages
...through the churchyard path we saw him borneApproach, and read (for tliou canst read) the lay, Grav'd on the stone beneath yon aged thorn." THE EPITAPH....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 ; He gain'd from... | |
 | Abraham Mills - English literature - 1851 - 616 pages
...Along the heath and near his favorite tree; Another came; nor yet beside the rill, Nor up the lawn, not at the wood was he. The next, with dirges due in sad...Youth, to Fortune and to Fame unknown ; Fair Science frowned not on his humble birth, And Melancholy marked him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his... | |
 | Arethusa Hall - Readers - 1851 - 422 pages
...yet beside the rill, Nor up the lawn, nor at the wood, was he; " The next, with dirges due, in ead array, Slow through the church-way path we saw him...youth, to fortune and to fame unknown; Fair Science frowned not on his humble birth, And Melancholy marked him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his... | |
 | William Chambers - Children's poetry - 1851 - 200 pages
...lawn, nor at the wood was he. " The next, with dirges due, in sad array, Slow through the churchyard path we saw him borne; Approach and read (for thou...youth to fortune and to fame unknown ; Fair science frowned not on his humble birth, And melancholy marked him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1851 - 378 pages
...the church-way path we saw him borne : — Approach and read (for thou can'st read) the lay Grav'd on the stone beneath yon aged thorn." THE EPITAPH.*...humble birth, And melancholy mark'd him for her own. 120 Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere, lines however are, in themselves, exquisitely fine,... | |
 | William Russell - Elocution - 1851 - 392 pages
...made me a poor orphan boy ! Slow rate of utterance : 1. Here rests his head, upon the lap of earth, A youth to fortune and to fame unknown ; — Fair science...was his bounty and 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... | |
 | Richard S. Wheeler - Fiction - 1992 - 360 pages
...joined him. Then, to her astonishment, he recited a verse: "Here rests his head upon the lap of Earth A youth, to Fortune and to Fame unknown; Fair Science...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, He gained from Heav'n... | |
 | Francis Bulhof - Authors, Dutch - 1993 - 260 pages
...schuilplaats, waar zij in sidderende hoop allen samen rusten - de boezem van zijn Vader en zijn God! The Epitaph Here rests his head upon the lap of Earth...her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere, Heav'n did a recompense as largely send: He gave to Mis'ry all hè had, a tear, He gain'd from Heav'n... | |
 | William Harmon - Literary Collections - 1998 - 386 pages
...the rill, Nor up the lawn, nor at the wood was he; "The next with dirges due in sad array Slow though the churchway path we saw him borne. Approach and...youth to Fortune and to Fame unknown. Fair Science frowned not on his humble birth, And Melancholy marked him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his... | |
 | Stephanie Sandler - Literary Criticism - 1999 - 388 pages
...church-way path we saw him born[e]. "Approach and read (for thou can'st read) the lay, 115 "Grav'd on the stone beneath yon aged thorn.' The EPITAPH....Youth to Fortune and to Fame unknown, Fair Science frown' d not on his humble birth, And Melancholy mark 'd him for her own. 1 2.0 Large was his bounty,... | |
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