| George Merriam - Readers - 1828 - 292 pages
...fortune and to fame unknown ; Fair science frowned not ou his humble birth, And melancholy marked him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere...largely send : He gave to misery all he had, a tear ; He gained from Heaven ('twas all he wished) — a friend. No farther seek his merits to disclose, Or draw... | |
| George Merriam - Readers - 1828 - 282 pages
...fame unknowA : Fair science frowned not ou his humble birt li, And melancholy marked him for her owni Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere ; Heaven...largely send He gave to misery all he had, a tear ; He gained from Heaven ('twas all he wishe d) — a friend. c No farther seek his merits to disclose, Or... | |
| John Pierpont - Children's literature - 1828 - 320 pages
...him for her own. HERE rests his head upon the lap of earth A youth, to fortune and to fame unknown : Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere : Heaven...recompense as largely send :— He gave to misery all he had—a tear; He gained from heaven—'twas all he wished—a friend. Na farther seek his merits to... | |
| John Pierpont - Readers - 1829 - 290 pages
...fortune and to fame unknown : Fair Science frowned not on his humble birth, And Melancholy marked him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere...:— He gave to misery all he had — a tear ; He gained from heaven — 'twas all he wished — a friend. No farther -seek his merits to disclose, Or... | |
| Marie-Joseph Chénier - 1829 - 484 pages
...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 ( 'twas all he wish' d ) a friend. No farther seek his merits to disclose, Or draw his frailties... | |
| Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - English language - 1829 - 318 pages
...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 recompence as largely send; We Rave to misery all he had — a tear ; He gain'd from Heav'n, ('twas... | |
| Robert Chambers - American literature - 1830 - 844 pages
...Fortune and to Fame unknown : Fair Scieuce frowned not on his humble birth, And Melancholy marked him . E'en though I 'd the honour of sitting between Mv...doth flew to Bath in the nightly machine. Crios P gained from Heaven — 'twas all he wished — a friend. No further seek his merits to disclose, Or... | |
| 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 his frailties... | |
| Moses Severance - Readers - 1832 - 312 pages
...unknown : Fair Science frowned not on his humble birth, And Melancholy marked him for her own. 31. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere : Heaven...— He gave to misery all he had — a tear ; . He gained from heaven — 'twas all he wished — a friend 32. No farther seek his merits to disclose,... | |
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