The struggling pangs of conscious truth to hide, To quench the blushes of ingenuous shame, Or heap the shrine of luxury and pride With incense kindled at the Muse's flame. Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife Their sober wishes never learned to... Poetry for Home and School ... - Page 1281846Full view - About this book
| Robert Blair - 1804 - 132 pages
...madding crowd's ignoble ftrife, T heir sober wishes fiever learn'd to ftray ; Along the cool sequefter'd vale of life They kept the noiseless tenor of their...protect, "\ Some frail memorial still erected nigh, A With uncouth rhymes and fhapeless sculpture deck'd, Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. \? -.... | |
| 1806 - 330 pages
...madding crowd's ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never learnt to stray; Along the cool sequester'd vale of life They kept the noiseless tenor of their...nigh, With uncouth rhymes and shapeless sculpture deck'd, Implores the passing tribute of a sigh, H 145 Their names, their years, spelt by th' unletter'd... | |
| E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 pages
...wishes never learn'd to stray; Along the cool sequester'd vale of life They kept the noiseless tenour of their way. Yet e'en these bones from insult to...nigh, With uncouth rhymes and shapeless sculpture deck'd. Implores the passing trihute of a sigh, Their name, their years, spelt by th' unletter'd Muse,... | |
| British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...madding crowd's ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never learn'd to stray ; Along the cool sequester'd vale of life They kept the noiseless tenor of their...nigh, With uncouth rhymes and shapeless sculpture deck'd, Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. Their name, their years, spelt by th' unletter'd Muse,... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 686 pages
...wishes never leam'tl to stray; Along the cool seq«e-.ter'd vale of life They kept the noiseless tenour of their way. Yet e'en these bones from insult to...nigh, With uncouth rhymes and shapeless sculpture Implores the passing tribute of a sigh, [deck'd, Their name, their years, spelt by the unlctter'd The... | |
| Thomas Branagan - 1812 - 370 pages
...crowd's ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never learn'd to stray ; Along the cool sequester'd va!e of life They kept the noiseless tenor of their way,...nigh, With uncouth rhymes and shapeless sculpture deck'd, Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. Their name, their years, spelt by th' unletter'd muse,... | |
| William Scott - 1814 - 424 pages
...crowd's ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never learri'd to stray — Along1 the cool sequester'd vale of life, They kept the noiseless tenor of their...nigh, With uncouth rhymes and shapeless sculpture deck'd, Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. Their name, their years, spelt bj th' unklterM muse,... | |
| Thomas Branagan - 1815 - 376 pages
...madding crowd's ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never learn'd to stray; Along the cool secjuester'd vale of life They kept the noiseless tenor of their...nigh. With uncouth rhymes and shapeless sculpture deck'd. Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. Their name, their years, spelt by th'unleiter•tl... | |
| W. Plees - 1817 - 436 pages
...repressed their noble rage, *' And froze the genial current of their soul." i• Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife, " Their sober wishes never...of life, " They kept the noiseless tenor of their way." GRAY. * The western coast of Loner Normandy has, in many places, sand banks, particularly about... | |
| William Scott - 1820 - 422 pages
...tlie-madding crowd's ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never learn'd to stray — Along the cool sequester'd vale of life, They kept the noiseless tenor of their...protect, Some frail memorial still erected nigh, With unciuth rhymes and shapeless sculpture deck'd, Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. Their name,... | |
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