 | 1751 - 684 oldal
...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 fend... | |
 | Thomas Warton - 1753 - 164 oldal
..." 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...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... | |
 | Thomas Warton - 1753 - 168 oldal
...loves to build and warble there, And little footfteps lightly print the ground. 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,... | |
 | Select epitaphs, William Toldervy - 1755 - 494 oldal
...a fimple Tear, Shall lay thy Village Virtues here. In In a Country Churchyard. . By Mr. Gray. Here refts his Head, upon the Lap of Earth, A 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,... | |
 | Thomas Warton - 1759 - 168 oldal
...loves to build and warble there, ' And little footfteps lightly print the ground. 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,... | |
 | Art - 1762 - 290 oldal
...loves to build and warble there, < And little foofteps lightly print the ground. The EPITAPH. ' Here refts his head upon the lap of earth ' A youth to...frown'd not on his humble birth, ' And melancholy niark'd him for her own. • Large was his bounty, and his foul fincere, • He gave to mis'ry (all... | |
 | 1765 - 414 oldal
...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... | |
 | Hugh Kelly - 1767 - 310 oldal
...not a little injurious to the perfpicuity of their elegant author. , In the epitaph we are told, Here refts his head upon the lap of earth, A youth to fortune...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,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1767 - 292 oldal
...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...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 gain'd fromHeav'n... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1767 - 294 oldal
...read (for thou can'ft 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'd him for her own. .Large was his bounty,... | |
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Epitaph. ERE 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 : Heaven did a 
