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" Let vanity adorn the marble tomb With trophies, rhymes, and scutcheons of renown, In the deep dungeon of some Gothic dome, Where night and desolation ever frown. Mine be the breezy hill that skirts the down; Where a green grassy turf is all I crave, With... "
The New Monthly Magazine, and Literary Journal - Page 79
1822
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Bell's Classical Arrangement of Fugitive Poetry, Volumes 9-10

John Bell - English poetry - 1789 - 416 pages
...bring, If envy, scorn, remorse, or pride the bosom wring ! XVII. Where night and desolation ever frown. Mine be the breezy hill that skirts the down ; Where a green grassy turf is all I crave, /4v With here and there a violet bestrown, Fast by a brook, or fountain's murmuring wave ; And many...
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The Minstrel; Or, The Progress of Genius: in Two Books. With Some Other Poems

James Beattie - 1797 - 150 pages
...scutcheons of renown, " In the deep durgeon of some Gothic dome, " Where night and desolation ever frown. " Mine be the breezy hill that skirts the down; " Where...here and there a violet bestrewn, " Fast by a brook, r fountain's n.urmuring wave; " AnJ many an evening sun shine iweetly on my grave. XVIII. " And thither...
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The Minstrel: Or, The Progress of Genius. In Two Books. With Some Other Poems

James Beattie - Wood-engraving - 1802 - 152 pages
...'scutcheons of renown, " In the deep dungeon of some Gothic dome, " Where night and desolation ever frown. " Mine be the breezy hill that skirts the down ; " Where...turf is all I crave, " With here and there a violet bestrown, " Fast by a brook, or fountain's murmuring wave ; " And many an evening sun shine sweetly...
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Poems of Established Reputation: To Wit: 1st. The Art of Preserving Health

Health - 1802 - 302 pages
...the deep dungeon of some Gothic dome, " Where night and desolation ever frown. " Mine be the breeezy hill that skirts the down ; " Where a green grassy...turf is all I crave, " With here and there a violet bestrowrt, " Fast by a brook, or fountain's murmuring wave ; " And many an evening sun shine sweetly...
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The minstrel: in two books: with some other poems. To which are now added ...

James Beattie - 1803 - 240 pages
...scutcheons of renown, In the deej> dungeon of some gothick dome, Where night and desolation ever frown : Mine be the breezy hill that skirts the down, Where...And many an evening sun shine sweetly on my grave. And thither let the village swain repair; And, light of heart, the village maiden gay, To deck with...
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The Minstrel, Or, The Progress of Genius, with Some Other Poems

James Beattie - 1803 - 190 pages
...scutcheons of renown, " In the deep dungeon of some Gothic dome, Where night and desolation ever frown. " Mine be the breezy hill that skirts the down, " Where...turf is all I crave, " With here and there a violet bestrown, " Fast by a brook or fountain's murmuring wave, And many an evening sun shine sweetly on...
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The minstrel; or, The progress of genius: with some other poems

James Beattie - Genius - 1805 - 178 pages
...scutcheons of renown, ' In the deep dungeon of some Gothic dome, ' Where night and desolation ever frown. ' Mine be the breezy hill that skirts the down ; ' Where...turf is all I crave, ' With here and there a violet bestrown, ' Fast by a brook, or fountain's murmuring wave ; ' And many an evening sun shine sweetly...
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The Minstrel; Or, The Progress of Genius: With Some Other Poems

James Beattie, Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1805 - 190 pages
...scutcheons of renown, " In the deep dungeon of some gothic dome, " Where night and desolation ever frown. " Mine be the breezy hill that skirts the down ; " Where a green grassy turf is all I crave, " With here aad there a violet bestrown, " Fast by a brook, or fountain's murmuring wave ; " And many an evening...
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Translations Chiefly from the Greek Anthology: With Tales and Miscellaneous ...

Epigrams, Greek - 1806 - 312 pages
...I can hardly help supposing that the poet did but put his own wish into the mouth of his hermit. " Mine be the breezy hill that skirts the down, Where...turf is all I crave, With here and there a violet bestrown, Fast by a brook, or fountain's murmuring wave ; And many an evening sun shine sweetly on...
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An Account of the Life and Writings of James Beattie, L.L.D...

Sir William Forbes - Medicine - 1806 - 578 pages
...second of Gray's Elf gi in a Country Church Yard, in which the game thought occurs. v Mine be the b*rzy hill that skirts the down, \ " Where a green grassy...I crave, " With here and there a violet bestrewn, v Fast by a brook or fountain's murmuring wave ; ." And many an evening sun shine sweetly on my grave."*...
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