| English essays - 1751 - 684 pages
...lap of earth [known t A youth to fortune and to fameunFalr faience frowa'd not on his humble bind. And melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his foul lm cere, Heav'n did a reeompence as largely fend : He gave to mis'ry (all he had) a tear : He gain'd... | |
| Thomas Warton - Dialect poetry, Scottish - 1753 - 164 pages
...dirges due in fad array, ' Slow thro' church- way path we faw him borne. * Approach and read (for thou canft read) the lay, ' Grav'd on the ftone beneath...own. " Large was his bounty, and his foul fmcere, " Heay'n did a recompcnce as largely fend : " He gave to mis'ry (all he had) a tear : " He gain'd from... | |
| Collection - 1758 - 394 pages
...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 o-wn. Large was his bounty, and his foul Jincere, Heav'n did a recompence as largely fend ; fie gave to Mis'iy ail he had, a tear, He gain'... | |
| Robert Lloyd - English poetry - 1762 - 312 pages
...EPITAPH. 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 fincere, Heav'n did a recompence as largely fend : He gave to mis'ry all he had, a tear, He gain'd... | |
| John Newbery - English poetry - 1762 - 292 pages
...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...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 : « He... | |
| Art - 1762 - 290 pages
...lap of earth ' A youth to fortune and to fame unknown : • Fair fcience frown'd not on his humbte 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 : ' He... | |
| Robert Lloyd - English poetry - 1762 - 308 pages
...EPITAPH. HERE refts his head upon the lap of earth, A youth to fortune and to fame unknown, Fair fcfence frown'd not on his humble birth, And melancholy mark'd him for her own. • i » • Large was his bounty, and his foul fincere, Heav'n did a recompence as largely fend :... | |
| Collection - 1765 - 418 pages
...the ftone beneath yon aged thorn. The EPITAPH. J TE RE rejis his head upon the lap of Earth, A Touth to Fortune and to Fame unknown, Fair Science frown'd...And Melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his hounty ', and his foul f mere, Heav'n did a recomfence as largely Jendt- * ' ' He gave to Mis'ry all... | |
| English poetry - 1765 - 414 pages
...rejis bis head upon the lap of Earth, A Toutb 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 bis foul fmcert, Heaifn did a recommence as largely fend : He gave to Mis'ry all he bad, a tear, 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,... | |
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