| Thomas Gray - 1807 - 728 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 recompence as largely send : He gave to Mis'ry all he had, a tear, He gain'd from Heav'n... | |
| James Beattie - Classical education - 1809 - 406 pages
...death, 'twas all he wish'd, a friend. Yet one reads them with a smile, when one recollects the original: Large 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 all he wished, a friend". But in... | |
| English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 308 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 recompence as largely send : He gave to mis'ry all he had, a tear, He gain'd from Heav'n... | |
| British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 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 ; He gain'd from Heav'n... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 622 pages
...fortune a. id to fame unknown, Fair Science fro\Mi'd imt on his humble birth, And .Melancholy inark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere, Heaven did a recompense as largely send : He gave to >!;scry all he had, a tear ; [friend. Ik: gain'd from H-.aven ('twas all he wish'd) a... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 622 pages
...unknown, Fair Science ftro^n'd not on his humble birth, And Melancholy inark'd him for her own. Largo was his bounty, and his soul sincere, Heaven did a recompense as largely send : He gave to Misery all he hart, a trar ; [friend. He gain'd from Heaven ('twas all he wish'd) a No... | |
| Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 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... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 680 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 rave to Mis'ry, all he had, a tear, Uegain'd from Heav'u... | |
| Lindley Murray - Readers - 1810 - 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 ; He gain'd from... | |
| Lindley Murray - Readers - 1812 - 378 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 ; He gain'd from Heav'n... | |
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