 | Elegant poems - 1814
...EPITAPH. 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 recompense as largely send : He gave to mis'ry all be had—a tear ; Be... | |
 | William Scott - 1814 - 407 páginas
...lap of earth, A youth to fortune and to fame unknown : Fair Science frown'd not on his humble birtli, And melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere • Heaven did a recompense as largely send. He gave to mis'ry all he had— a tear ;... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1815 - 264 páginas
...refts his head upon the lap of earth, A youth to fortune, and to fame unknown ; Epitaph. Fuir 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 recompenfe as largely fend : He gave to mis'ry all he had—a tear ; He gain'd... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1816 - 286 páginas
...and read (for thou c.mst 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'U him for her own. Large was his bounty,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1816 - 326 páginas
...lap of earth, A youth to fortune and to fame unknown , Fair science frown'dnot on bis humble birln,. 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 mis'ry all he had — a tear ;... | |
 | William Scott - 1817 - 407 páginas
...HER.E rests his head U" :n the lap of earl \ youth to fortune; a»'i to faiue 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 : Heaven did a recompense as largely send . He gave to'mis'ry all he had — a tear ;... | |
 | Elizabeth Tomkins - 1817 - 276 páginas
...EPITAPH. 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 ; Heaven did a recompense as largely send: He gave to Misery all he had— a tear ; He... | |
 | John Evans - 1817
...rests his HEAD, upon the lap of Earth, A youth to Fortune and to Fame unknown ; FAIR SCIENCE fr.iwn'd not on his humble birth, And Melancholy mark'd him for her own ! * In Bishop Taylor's Holy Living and Dying, page \7, will be found a similar description. The old... | |
 | Thomas Gray, William Mason - 1820 - 527 páginas
...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... | |
 | William Scott - 1820 - 407 páginas
...thorn." THE EPITAPH. rests his head upon the lap of earth, to fortune and to fame unknown : Fair Science frown'd not on his humble birth, And Melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large washis'bounty, and his soul sincere; Heaven did a recompensa as largely send. He pave to mis'ry all... | |
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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... 
