 | Thomas Gray - English poetry - 1804 - 224 pages
...Fortune and to Fame unknown i • 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, Heav'n did a recompence as largely send : He gave to Mis'ry all he had, a tear, He gain'd from Heav'n... | |
 | Robert Blair - 1804 - 132 pages
...Fortune and to Fame unknowns 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, Heav'n did a recom pence as largely send t He gave to Mis'ry all he had, a tear, He gaiq'd from Heav'n,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1805 - 288 pages
..., Such tendernefs fall from her tongue. EPITAPH. Here refts his head upon the lap of earth, A youth to fortune and to fame unknown ; Fair Science frowned not on his humble birth, And Melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his foul fmcere ; Heav'n did a recompenfe as largely... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...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. Heaven did a recompence as largely send ; He gave to Mis'ry, all he had, a tear, Hegain'd from Heav'n ('twas all... | |
 | E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 pages
...Fortune and to Fame unknown: Fair Science fronn'd not on his humble hirth, And Melancholy mark'd him tor her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere, Heaven did a recmnp< nse as largely send : He gave to Misery all he had a tear; Heg.iin'dtruoiHeav'n,'twHsallhewish'd,... | |
 | Poetry - 1806 - 330 pages
...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, " Heav'n did a recompence as largely send: " He gave to mis'ry all he had, a tear, " He gain'd from... | |
 | Collection - 1806 - 286 pages
...to fortune and to fame unkown ; 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 ; Heav'n did a recoinpence as largely send : He gave to Mis'ry — 'twas all he had — a tear ; He... | |
 | Albin Joseph U. Hennet - 1806 - 458 pages
...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 ; Heav'n did a recempence as largely send : He gave to mis'ry all he had ia tear ; He gain'd from heav'n,... | |
 | Epitaphs - 1806 - 284 pages
...to fortune and to fame unkown ; 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 ; Heav'n did a recompence as largely send : -He gave to Mis'ry — 'twas all he had — a tear ; He... | |
 | Select collection - Epitaphs - 1806 - 262 pages
...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 ; Heav'n did a recompense as largely send : He gave to mis'ry all he had, a tear ; 148 No farther seek... | |
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THE EPITAPH Here rests his head upon the lap of earth A youth to fortune and to fame unknown: Fair science frowned not on his humble birth, And melancholy marked him for her own. 
