 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...the stone beneath you aged thornt." THE EPITAPH. TTERE rests his head upon the lap of earth, -^--^- A youth to Fortune and to Fame unknown; Fair science...not on his humble birth, And Melancholy mark'd him foi her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere; Heav'n did a recompense as largely send: He... | |
 | James Grant Raymond - 1806 - 300 pages
...that she had found some candles in Dermody's room, * *' 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 niarfc'd him for her own." behind his trunk. In consequence, I now thought it prudent to speak to him... | |
 | James Grant Raymond - Poets, Irish - 1806 - 306 pages
...Dermody's room, * " Here rests his head upon the lap of earth, A youth to fortune and to fame unknown j Fair Science frown'd not on his humble birth, And Melancholy mark'd him for her own." behind his trunk. In consequence, I now thought it prudent to speak to him explicitly on the danger... | |
 | 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,... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1807 - 728 pages
...Grav'd on the stone beneath yon aged thorn.' THE EPIT4PH. XlERE rests his head upon the lap of Earth, A Youth to Fortune and to Fame unknown : Fair Science...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... | |
 | English poetry - 1807 - 1106 pages
...himself from me. But, however he might neglect my ad• ' Here rests his head upon the lap of earth, A youth to fortune and to fame unknown ; Fair Science...humble birth, And Melancholy mark'd him for her own,' vice» I determined, before leaving Dublin, to do him every service in my power. For this purpose I... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1808 - 434 pages
...THE EPITAPH. HERE rests his head upon the lap of Earth A Youth, to Fortune and to Fame unknonti! ' Fair Science frown'd not on his humble birth, And Melancholy mark'd him for her own. I^arge "was his bounty and his Soul sincere^ '' Ueav'n did a rccompence as largely sendL: He gave to... | |
 | English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...Approach and read (for .thou can'st read) the lay, ' Grav'd on the stone beneath yon aged thorn.' THE EPITAPH. HERE rests his head upon the lap of earth,...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
...Grav'd on the stone beneath yon aged thorn." THE EPITAPH. TTERE rests his head upon the lap of earth, A youth to Fortune and to Fame unknown; Fair Science...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... | |
 | 1809 - 402 pages
...[Isy, Approach and read (for thou canst read) the. Grav'd on the stone beneath yon aged thorn.'* THE EPITAPH. Here rests his head upon the lap of earth,...Youth to Fortune and to Fame unknown; Fair Science frown 'd not on bis humble birth, And Melancholy mark'd him fur her own. Large was bis bounty, and... | |
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The next, with dirges due in sad array, Slow through the church-way path we saw him borne : — Approach and read (for thou canst read) the lay Graved on the stone beneath yon aged thorn. 
