 | Scots poems - 1796 - 172 pages
...Here reils 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...for her own. " Large was his bounty, and his foul fincere, " Heav'n did a recompence as largely fend : " He gave to mis'ry (all he had) a tear; " He... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 574 pages
...and read (for thou canft read) the lav, Grav'd on the ftonc beneath yon aged thorn.1' THE EPITAPH. Here refts his head upon the lap of earth, A youth to Fortune and to Fame unknown ; Fair Science frmvn'd not on his humble birth, And Melsncholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty,... | |
 | Children's stories - 1797 - 350 pages
...to build and warble there, " And little fooifteps lightly print the ground." THE EPITAPH. .• - \ * HERE refts his head upon the lap of earth, A youth...••',.' •!• Large was his bounty, and his foul fincere ; Heav'n did a recompence as largely fend j , He gake to mis'ry (all he had) a tear ; ' He... | |
 | Thomas Gray - Elegiac poetry, English - 1798 - 130 pages
...(for thou canft read) the lay " Grav'U on the ftone beneath yon' aged thorn."§ THE EPITAPH. tJERE 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. 1zo Large was his bounty,... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1799 - 270 pages
...[5]. 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, Heav'n did a recompence as largely send : He gave to Mis'ry all he had, a tear, He gain'd... | |
 | British poetical miscellany - 1805 - 262 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 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,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1799 - 408 pages
...of its young: And I lov'd her the more, when I heard Such tendernefs fall from her tongue. Efitapb. 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,... | |
 | Apollo - 1800 - 224 pages
...loves to build and warble there, " And little footfteps lightly print the ground." THE EPITAPH. T-IERE refts his head, upon the lap of earth, A youth to...him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his foul fincere, Heaven did a recompence as largely fend : He gave to mifery all he had — a tear; He gain'd... | |
 | English poetry - 1800 - 322 pages
...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, " Heav'n did a recompence as largely send: " He gave to mis'ry all he had, a tear, "... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1800 - 302 pages
...[45]. 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, Heav'n did a recompence as largely send: He gave to Mis'ry all he had, a tear, He gain'd... | |
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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... 
