 | English essays - 1751 - 684 pages
...punt th« " ble there, [" ground." 7bt EPITAPH. A youih to fortune and to fame unFair fcience frowm'd not on his humble birth, And melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his foul finHERE rcfts his head upon the bp of earth [known : cere, Heav'n did a recorapence as largely... | |
 | Thomas Warton - English poetry - 1753 - 168 pages
...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, and his foul fmcere, " Heav'n did a recompence as largely fend : " He gave to mis'ry (all he had) a tear :... | |
 | Thomas Warton - English poetry - 1753 - 164 pages
...EPITAPH. " Here rells 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...him for her own. . " Large was his bounty, and his foul fmcere, " Heav'n did a recompence as largely fend: " He gave to mis'ry (all he had) a tear : "... | |
 | Select epitaphs, William Toldervy - 1755 - 494 pages
...Youth to Fortune and to Fame unknown; .Fair Science frowii'd not on his humble Birth, And, Melancholly, mark'd him for her own. Large was his Bounty, and his Soul fincere ; Heav'n did a Reccunpence as largely Yend : He gave to Mis'ry all he had- --a Tear 5 He gain'd... | |
 | Thomas Warton - Dialect poetry, Scottish - 1759 - 168 pages
...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, and his foul fincere, " Heav'n did a recompence as largely fend : " He gave to mis'ry (all he had) a tear ;... | |
 | English poetry - 1765 - 414 pages
...EPITAPH. J TE RE rejls 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 bis bounty, and bis foulfincerf, Heav'n did a recommence as largely fend: He gave to Mis'ry all be... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1767 - 294 pages
...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, and his foul fmcere, Heav'n did a recompence as largely fend : He gave to mis'ry "all he had, a tear; He gain'd... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1767 - 292 pages
...THE EPITAPH. "ere refts his head upon the lap of earth, A youth to Fortune and to Fame unknown ; "air 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 : ■He gave to mis'ry all he had, a tear j He... | |
 | Hugh Kelly - English wit and humor - 1767 - 310 pages
...told, Here refts his head upon the lap of earth, A youth to fortune and to fame unknown, Fair fcience frown'd not on his humble birth And melancholy mark'd him for her own.— Now for my own part, I can by no means fee any merit in being marked out by melancholy for her own,... | |
 | Thomas Gray - Cats - 1768 - 140 pages
...fERE rejli his bead upon the lap of forth A Youth to Fortune and to Fame unknown. Fair Science frown d not on his humble birth, And Melancholy marKd him for her own. Large Large •was his bounty, and bis fou Heav'n did a recompense as largely fend: He gave to Ms'ry all... | |
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science frown'd not on his humble birth, And melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere ; He gain'd from Heav'n ('twas all he wish'd) a friend. No further seek his merits to disclose, Heav'n did a recompense as largely... 
