 | Marie-Joseph Chénier - 1829 - 484 pages
...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 Misery ( all he had ) a tear, He gain'd from Heav'd... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1830 - 844 pages
...EPITAPH. Here rests his head upon the lap of Earth, A Youth to Fortune and to Fame unknown : Fair Scieuce miiillns preferred To all the genteel conversation...in the nightly machine. Crios Peggy : * T me \i\Ac — 'twas all he wished — a friend. No further seek his merits to disclose, Or draw hie frailties... | |
 | Thomas Hood - English wit and humor - 1839 - 320 pages
...him borne ; Approach and read (for thou can'st read) the lay He always brings upon a Christmas morn ! Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere, Heaven...largely send ; He gave to misery (all he had) a tear, And never failed on Sundays to attend ! No further seek his merits to disclose, Or draw his frailties... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Elocution - 1830 - 244 pages
...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 misery all he had — a tear; He gain'd from Heav'n ('twas all he wish'd) a friend. No further seek his merits to disclose, Or draw... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - English poetry - 1830 - 256 pages
...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 gain'd from Ilcav'n... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - American poetry - 1830 - 516 pages
...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 he had, a tear, He gain'd from Heav'n... | |
 | Moses Severance - Readers - 1832 - 312 pages
...on the stone beneath yon aged thorn." The Epitaph. 30. HEBE rests his head upon the lap of earth, A youth, to fortune and to fame unknown : Fair Science...humble birth, And Melancholy marked him for her own. 31. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere : Heaven did a recompense as largely send : — He gave... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1832 - 1022 pages
...layGraved 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...his humble birth, And Melancholy marked him for her i Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere; Heaven did a recompense as largely send: He gave to misery... | |
 | Joseph Emerson - Elocution - 1832 - 122 pages
...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 ;117 Heaven did a recompense as largely send : He gave to Mis'ry all he had— a tear ; He gain'd from... | |
 | Samuel BLACKBURN - 1833 - 254 pages
...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...send : He gave to misery all he had — a tear, He gain'd from Heav'n ('twas all he wish'd) a friend. No farther seek his merits to disclose, Or draw... | |
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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 frowned not on his humble birth, And melancholy marked him for her own. 
