 | William Collins - English poetry - 1844 - 324 pages
...Graved on the «tone heneath yon aged thorn. 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 hirth, And Melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere, Heav'n did... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1845 - 92 pages
...Approach and read (for thou canst read) the lay, XXIX. 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. XXX. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere ; Heaven did a recompense as largely send : He gave... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - Anatomy - 1845 - 330 pages
...head— upon the lap of earth, A youth — to fortune and to fame unknown; Fair science— froum^d not — on his humble birth) And melancholy — mark'd him for her own. A dandy — is a thing, that would Be a young lady — if he could f But, as he ran'l, does all he... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - Elocution - 1845 - 396 pages
...head — upon the Inp oí earth. A youth — to fortune and \ofame unknown ; fair science— frowned not — on his humble birth } And melancholy — mark'd him for her own. A dandy — is a Am;, that would Be a young lady — if he could; But. as he can't, does all he can.... | |
 | Book - English poetry - 1847 - 216 pages
...Grav'd on the stone beneath yon aged thorn." THE EPITAPH. 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. 108 AN ANQEL IN THE HOUSE. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere — Heaven did a recompense as... | |
 | Book - English poetry - 1847 - 206 pages
...Grav'd on the stone beneath yon aged thorn." 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 niark'd him for her own. 108 AN A XuKI. IN THE HOUSE. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere —... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1851 - 378 pages
...Grav'd on the stone beneath yon aged thorn." THE EPITAPH.* 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. 120 Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere, lines however are, in themselves, exquisitely fine,... | |
 | Class-book - Poetry - 1852 - 152 pages
...on the stone beneath yon aged thorn." 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 marked him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere ; Heaven did a recompense as largely... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1853 - 384 pages
...Grav'd on the stone beneath yon aged thorn." THE EPITAPH.* 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. 120 * " Before the Epitaph," says Mason, " Gray originally inserted a very beautiful stanza, which... | |
 | Andrew Comstock - Elocution - 1853 - 456 pages
...on the stone beneath yon aged thorn ." THE EPITAPH. 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 ownt. | Large was h\s bounty, and his sou], sincere1 — | Heaven did a recompense as largely send... | |
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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. 
