 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. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere...  Poems - Seite 119von Thomas Gray - 1768 - 119 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1751 - 684 Seiten
...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 - 1753 - 168 Seiten
...humble birth, " And melancholy mark'd him 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 from heav'n ('twas all he wifh'd) a friend. " No farther feek his merits to difclofe, " Or draw... | |
 | Thomas Warton - 1753 - 164 Seiten
...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, and his foul fmcere, " Heav'n did a recompence as largely fend : " He gave to mis'ry (all he had) a tear : " He... | |
 | Thomas Warton - 1753 - 164 Seiten
...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, and his foul fmcere, " Heay'n did a recompcnce as largely fend : " He gave to mis'ry (all he had) a tear : " He... | |
 | Collection - 1755 - 378 Seiten
...birth, And Melancholy mark'd him for her oivit. Large was his bounty, and his foul Jincere, Keav'n did a recompence as largely fend; He gave to Mis'ry all he had, a tear. He gain 1 df)om Heav'n ('twas all btiviflfd) a frie»A* No farther fcek his merits to difclofe, Or draiv his... | |
 | Collection - 1758 - 394 Seiten
...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....foul Jincere, Heav'n did a recompence as largely fend ; fie gave to Mis'iy ail he had, a tear, He gain' d from Heav'n ("l^tvas a/I he wtjh'tt) a friend,... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - 1758 - 384 Seiten
...humble birth, And Melancholy marK d him for her oivn. Large ivas his bounty, and his foul Jlncere, Heav'n did a recompence as largely fend : He gave to Mis'ry all he had, a tear, He gained from Heav'n ("twas all be tvijh'd} a friend.' No farther feek his merits to difclofe, Or draw... | |
 | John Newbery - 1762 - 292 Seiten
...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... | |
 | Robert Lloyd - 1762 - 312 Seiten
...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... | |
 | Art - 1762 - 290 Seiten
...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... | |
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