 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - English language - 1829 - 318 pages
...youth to fortune and to fame unknown ; Fair science frown'd not on his humble birth, And melancholy marked him for her own= Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere ; Heaven did a recompence as largely send; We Rave to misery all he had — a tear ; He gain'd from Heav'n, ('twas... | |
 | Marie-Joseph Chénier - 1829 - 484 pages
...largely send; He gave to Misery ( all he had ) a tear, He gain'd from Heav'd ( 'twas all he wish' d ) a friend. No farther seek his merits to disclose, Or draw his frailties from their dread abode, (There they alike in trembling hope repose,) The bosom of his Father and his God. « Le lendemain,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1830 - 844 pages
...Youth to Fortune and to Fame unknown : Fair Scieuce frowned not on his humble birth, And Melancholy ion I heard. E'en though I 'd the honour of sitting...me \i\Ace w eucUantin^ly pretty ; We uevt*r*can further seek his merits to disclose, Or draw hie frailties from their dread abode — There they alike... | |
 | Thomas Hood - English wit and humor - 1839 - 320 pages
...him borne ; Approach and read (for thou can'st read) the lay He always brings upon a Christmas morn ! Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere, Heaven...largely send ; He gave to misery (all he had) a tear, And never failed on Sundays to attend ! No further seek his merits to disclose, Or draw his frailties... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Elocution - 1830 - 244 pages
...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 misery all he had — a tear; He gain'd from Heav'n ('twas all he wish'd) a friend. No further seek his merits to disclose, Or draw... | |
 | John Pierpont - Readers - 1831 - 294 pages
...youth, to fortune and to fame unknown : Fair Science frowned not on his humble bir.th, And Melancholy marked him for her own. Large was his bounty, and...He gained from heaven— 'twas all he wished — a frienJ, N"5 farther seek his merits to disclose, Or draw his frailties from their dread abode,— LESSON... | |
 | Moses Severance - Readers - 1832 - 312 pages
...unknown : Fair Science frowned not on his humble birth, And Melancholy marked him for her own. 31. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere : Heaven...gained from heaven — 'twas all he wished — a friend 32. No farther seek his merits to disclose, Or draw his frailties from their dread abode — (There... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1832 - 1022 pages
...to fame unknown; Fair Science frowned not on his humble birth, And Melancholy marked him for her i Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere; Heaven...misery all he had, a tear, He gained from Heaven, 't was all he wished, a friend. No farther seek his merits to disclose, Or draw his frailties from... | |
 | Samuel BLACKBURN - 1833 - 254 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...send : He gave to misery all he had — a tear, He gain'd from Heav'n ('twas all he wish'd) a friend. No farther seek his merits to disclose, Or draw... | |
 | Moses Severance - American literature - 1833 - 304 pages
...marked him for her own. 31. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere : Heaven did a recompense us largely send : — He gave to misery all he had —...gained from heaven— 'twas all he wished— a friend. 32. No farther seek his merits to disclose, Or draw his frailties from their dread abode — (There... | |
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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. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere, . Heaven did a recompense as... 
