 | English poetry - 1781 - 516 pages
...longing, ling'ring look behind ? On fome fond breaft the parting fonl relies, Some pious drops the doting eye requires; E'en from the tomb the voice of nature cries, E'en in our afhes live their wonted fires. For For thee, who mindful of th' unhonour'd dead Doft in thefe lines... | |
 | 1792 - 112 pages
...ling' ring , look behind ? On fome fond breaft the parting foul relies, Some pious drops the clofing eye requires : E'en from the tomb the voice of nature...cries , E'en in our ashes live their wonted fires. For thee, who, mindful of th' unhonour'd dead, Doft in thefe line? their artlefs tale relate; If, chance,... | |
 | 1796 - 246 pages
...ustnjMt n£ ^faf&)n vy . On, fome fond breaft the parting foul relies, Same pious drops the clofing eye requires ; E'en from the tomb the voice of Nature cries, E'.en: in our afhes live their wonted tires. For thee who, mindful of th' unhonour'd dead, Doft in thefe lines their... | |
 | Thomas Gray - Elegiac poetry, English - 1798 - 130 pages
...ling'ring look behind? 88 On fome fond breaft the parting foul relies, Some pious drops the clofing eye requires; E'en from the tomb the voice of Nature cries, E'en in our afiiesf live their wonted fires. 9i For thee, who, mindful of th" unhonour'd dead, Doft in thofe lines... | |
 | British poetical miscellany - 1805 - 262 pages
...longing ling'ring look behind ? On fome fond breaft the parting foul relies, Some pious drops the clofing eye requires ; E'en from the tomb the voice of Nature cries, E'en in our afhes live their wonted fires. For thee, who, mindful of th' unhonour'd dead, Doft in thofe lines their... | |
 | Robert Blair - 1804 - 132 pages
...the cheerful day, Nor cast one longing ling' ring look behind? B 3 32 ELEGY On some fond breast the parting soul relies, Some pious drops the closing...cries, E'en in our ashes live their wonted fires. For thee, who mindful of th' unhonour'd Dead, Dost in these lines therr artless tale relate ; If chance,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...precincts of the cheerful day, Nor cast one longing ling'ring look behind ? On some fond breast the parting soul relies, Some pious drops the closing...cries, E'en in our ashes* live their wonted fires. For thce, who mindful of th* unhonour'd dead, Dost in these lines their artless tale relate, If chance,... | |
 | Flowers of literature - 1807 - 626 pages
...devouring fangs of time. In contemplating Priestley's Memoirs of Dr. Priestley, we may truly exclaim ; " E'en from the tomb the voice of Nature cries. E'en in our ashes live their wonted fires!" for, in this work, we perceive little more than an iteration of the pernicious doctrmes of the discontented... | |
 | Francesco Petrarca - Books - 1808 - 314 pages
...notes to Gray's Elegy, as giving the hint of the following stanza in it: 246 On some fond breast the parting soul relies, Some pious drops the closing:...cries, E'en in our ashes live' their wonted fires. Our poet, I believe, meant to say, that the warmth, and genius of his verse, when he and his mistress... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...precincts of the cheerful day, Nor cast one longing ling'ring look behind ? On some fond breast the parting soul relies. Some pious drops the closing...requires ; E'en from the tomb the voice of nature cries, B'en in our ashes live their wonted fires. For thee, who mindful of th' unhonor'd dead, Dost... | |
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On some fond breast the parting soul relies, Some pious drops the closing eye requires; E'en from the tomb the voice of Nature cries, E'en in our ashes live their wonted fires. For thee, who, mindful of th... 
