 | Thomas Gray - 1786 - 210 Seiten
...refts his head upon the lap of EartTi A Youth, to Fortune and to Fame unknown s 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 r He gave to Mis'ry all he had, a tear, He gain'd... | |
 | Johann Joachim Eschenburg - 1789 - 454 Seiten
...„Grav'd on the (bone beneath yon aged thorn I" THE EPITAPH. Here reib 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 tnark'd hi;n for her own. Large was his bounty, and his foul fincere, Heav'n... | |
 | William Scott - 1789 - 416 Seiten
...'•Grav'd on tht-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 hirmble birth, , And Melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his foul fincere... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 372 Seiten
...Grav'd on the ftone beneath yon aged thorn." THE EPITAPH, TT ERE refts his head upon the lap of Earth A youth to fortune and to fame unknown, Fair Science...mark'd 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 ; ' lie... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 428 Seiten
...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 fincerc, Heav'n did a recompenceas largely fend : He gave to mis'ry, all he had, a tear, He gain... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 Seiten
...Grav'd on the ftoue 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...mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his foul fincere, Heav'n did a recompence as largely lend: He gave to Mis'ry all he had, a tear ; [a friend.... | |
 | 1792 - 112 Seiten
...thorn." 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. Large was his bounty , and his foul fmcere , Ileav'n did a recompence as largely fend: He gave to Mis'ry all he had, a tear; He gain'd... | |
 | James Roach - 1792 - 284 Seiten
...the flone beneath yon aged thorn,' THE TT ERE refls his head upon the lap of earth, •*••*• A youth to Fortune and to Fame unknown ; Fair Science...mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his foul fincere, Heav'n did a recompence as largely fend : lie gave to mis'ry all he had, a tear ; He... | |
 | 1793 - 542 Seiten
...at the ecd of hi* Elegy in a Country Church-yard — " Here relts 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." The Latin lines are written in the margin of page 179, of Burton's Hiftory of Leiceiterihire, in the... | |
 | T AGERTON - 1794 - 390 Seiten
...loves to build and warble there, And little fos'.il-ps lightly print the gro-and. Fair Science frown'j not on his humble birth, And Melancholy mark'd him for her own. i to Large was his bounty, and his foul finccrc. Heav'n did a recompenee as largely fend: He gave to... | |
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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 frown'd not on his humble birth, And Melancholy mark'd him for her own. 
