 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 - Page 156by Thomas Gray - 1778 - 158 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Elizabeth Tomkins - English poetry - 1817 - 276 pages
...Graved on the stone beneath yon aged t horn." THE EPITAPH. 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 ; Heaven did a recompense as largely... | |
 | Thomas Gray, William Mason - English literature - 1820 - 548 pages
...Grav'd 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 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... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1819 - 366 pages
...'Grav'don tiie stone beneath yon aged torn." THE EPITAPH. 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. targe was his bounty, and his soul sincere : Heaven did a recompense as largely... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1820 - 434 pages
...'Grav-d on the s'one 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 frown'd not on his humble birth, And Melancholy tnark'd nim for her own. Large was his boumy, and his scul sincere} Heaven did a recompense as largely... | |
 | William Scott - Children's stories - 1820 - 422 pages
...lay, 'Grav'd on the stone beneath yon aged thorn." THE EPITAPH. rests his head upon the lap of earth, to fortune and to fame unknown : Fair Science frown'd not on his humble birth, And Melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large washis'bounty, and his soul sincere; Heaven did a recompensa as largely... | |
 | William Scott - Children's stories - 1820 - 398 pages
...yon aged thorn," 238 LESSONS [I'AKT 1. THE EPITAPH. *> HERE rests his head upon the Jap of earth, A youth to fortune and to fame unknown : Fair Science frown'd not on his hnmble birth, And Melancholy niark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his sonl sincere :... | |
 | Thomas Gray - English poetry - 1821 - 192 pages
...his morning walk and his noon-tide repose." THE EPITAPH.* 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, Heav'n did a recompense as largely... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 358 pages
...Grav'd on the stone beneath yon aged thorn. " THE ZPITAPH. 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, Heaven did a recompence as largely... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Children - 1821 - 280 pages
...heard Sucli tenderness fall from her tongue. Epitaph. Here rests, his head upon the lap of earth, A youth to fortune and to fame unknown ; Fair science frown'd not on Lis humble birth, And melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - Literature - 1822 - 322 pages
...I heard Such tenderness fall from her tongue. Epitaph. 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 marked him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere; Heaven did a recompence as largely... | |
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