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" With uncouth rhymes and shapeless sculpture decked, Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. Their name, their years, spelt by the unlettered muse, The place of fame and elegy supply; And many a holy text around she strews, That teach the rustic moralist... "
The grave, a poem. To which are added An elegy in a country church-yard, by ... - Page 31
by Robert Blair - 1804
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The Cambridge Book of Poetry and Song

Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1832 - 1022 pages
...protect Some frail memorial still erected nigh, With uncouth rhymes and shapeless sculpture decked, Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. Their name, their years, spelt by the unlettered Muse, The place of fame and elegy supply : And many a holy text around she strews, That...
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Ellmer Castle: A Roman Catholic Story of the Nineteenth Century

1833 - 244 pages
...illustrations of the poet's fancy ; may we not in every country see — ' Their name, their years, spelt by the unletter'd muse, ' The place of fame and elegy supply...strews, ' That teach the rustic moralist to die.' ' The latter part of your quotation,' said Neville, ' is not so frequent ; in general the inscriptions...
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A History of the Presbyterian and General Baptist Churches in the West of ...

Sir Jerom Murch - Baptists - 1835 - 612 pages
...and anxiety for the improvement of the living. v " Their names, their years spelt by the unlettered muse, The place of fame and elegy supply : And many...she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die." The origin and exact age of the society at Frenchay are involved in uncertainty. My earliest information...
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The American Manual, Or, New English Reader: Consisting of Exercises in ...

Moses Severance - American literature - 1835 - 314 pages
...Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. 21. Their name, their years, spell'd by the unletter'd mn« The place of fame and elegy supply ; And many a holy...she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die. 22. For who, to dumb forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing, anxious being e'er resigned — ,'g . '"•eft...
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A Collection, in Prose and Verse, for the Use of Schools

Andrew Thomson - Readers - 1835 - 302 pages
...from insult to protect, Some frail memorial still erected nigh, With uncouth rhymes and. shapeless sculpture deck'd, Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. Their name, their years, spelt by the unletter'd muse, The place of fame and elegy supply :.....- .. . ,, And many a holy text around...
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The National Preceptor: Or, Selections in Prose and Poetry; Consisting of ...

Jesse Olney - Readers - 1838 - 346 pages
...decked, Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. 21. Their name, their years, spelled by the unlettered muse, The place of fame and elegy supply ; And many...she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die. 22. For who, to dumb forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing, anxious being e'er resigned, — Left the...
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Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard: With Versions in the Greek, Latin ...

Thomas Gray - English poetry - 1839 - 154 pages
...indotta man vi segna, E con sacre sentenze intorno sparte, Al buon oultore di morire insegna. xxi. XXI. Their name, their years, spelt by th' unletter'd Muse,...she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die. Tir yap \a6fSovi crrvyfpu TOcrOV fi\fTo 6vfiuv, Qs KOI iivrv K\av6fiolo ftivv y\Viuirfv6fa \ciirfiv',...
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Elegy Written in a Country Church-yard

Thomas Gray - 1839 - 166 pages
...n'ont pas étouffé dans leur âme flétrie Et la pitié qui pleure, et le remords qui crie ; XVII. Their name, their years, spelt by th' unletter'd Muse,...she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die. XXI. TiV yàp \adfduvi aTvyfpa TOiTOV fi^fтo OV/AOI*, Qs Kai íívfv K\avdfio1o ßiov y\vKnrfvdfa...
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Elegy written in a country church-yard, with versions in the Gr., Lat., Germ ...

Thomas Gray - 1839 - 216 pages
...mourir, Implorent du passant le tribut d'un soupir. XXI. Their name, their years, spelt by th' unlettered Muse, The place of fame and elegy supply ; And many...she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die. Tís yàp \adflSovt crrvyfpâ rótrov (ï%fTo Os кш âvev K\av6/ioio ßiov у\шигечвеа XfiVetv;...
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An Essay on Elocution: Designed for the Use of Schools and Private Learners

Samuel Kirkham - Elocution - 1839 - 362 pages
...decked', Implores the passing tribute of a sigh'. Their name', their years', spelled by tit' unlettered muse, The place of fame and elegy supply'; And many a holy text around she strews'," That teach* the rustick moralist to die'. For who', to dumb forgetfulness a prey', This pleasing', anxious being e'erd...
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