 | William Scott - Elocution - 1789 - 416 pages
...the lap of Earth, . A youth to fortune and to fame unknown. Fair Science frown'd not on his hirmble birth, , And Melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his foul fincere : -•. Heav'n did a recompenfe as largely lend. He gave to mis'ry all he had — i tear; He... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 428 pages
...potes, cselatum in marmore carmen, " Quod juxta has vepres exhibet ifte lapis." EP I. THE EPITAPH. • HERE refts his head upon the lap of earth, A youth 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,... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 372 pages
...read (for thou canft read) the lay, " Grav'd on the ftone beneath yon aged thorn." THE EPITAPH, TT ERE refts his head upon the lap of Earth A youth 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,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...and read (for thou canft read) the lay, Grav'd on the ftoue beneath yon aged thorn.'1 THE EPITAPH. t, that Science frown'd not on his humble birth, And Melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty,... | |
 | 1792 - 112 pages
...church-yard path we faw him borne. Approach and read (for thou canft read) the lay, Grav'd on the Hone beneath yon aged thorn." Here refts his head upon...her own. Large was his bounty , and his foul fmcere , Ileav'n did a recompence as largely fend: He gave to Mis'ry all he had, a tear; He gain'd from Heav'n... | |
 | James Roach - English poetry - 1792 - 284 pages
...his head upon the lap of earth, •*••*• A youth 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 foul fincere, Heav'n did a recompence as largely fend : lie gave to mis'ry all he had, a tear ; He gain'd... | |
 | 1793 - 542 pages
..." Here relts his head upon the lap of earth, A youth to fortune and to fame unknown : Fair Science frown'd not on his humble birth, And Melancholy mark'd him for her own." The Latin lines are written in the margin of page 179, of Burton's Hiftory of Leiceiterihire, in the... | |
 | T AGERTON - 1794 - 390 pages
...loves to build and warble there, And little fos'.il-ps lightly print the gro-and. Fair Science frown'j not on his humble birth, And Melancholy mark'd him for her own. i to Large was his bounty, and his foul finccrc. Heav'n did a recompenee as largely fend: He gave to... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 1036 pages
...refrs hit head upon the lap of earth, A youth to fortune and to fame unknown, Fair Icience fruwn'd not on his humble birth, And melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty and his foul fincere, Heaven did a reo'mperfc as largely fend; He gave to mifciy all he had, a tear; He gain'd from... | |
 | 1796 - 246 pages
...and read (for thou canft read) the lay " Grav'd on the ftone beneath yon aged thorn." THE EPITAPH. HERE refts his head upon the lap of earth, A youth,...humble birth. And melancholy mark'd him for her own, 8 Large was his bounty, and his foul fincere, Heaven did a recompenfe as largely fend; He gave to mifery... | |
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Here rests his head upon the lap of earth A youth, 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... 
