...itself to him. Mr. Mason thinks the third of these rejected stanzas equal to any in the whole Elegy. Their name, their years, spelt by th' unletter'd Muse,...relies, Some pious drops the closing eye requires; Ev'n from the tomb the voice of Nature cries, Ev'n in our Ashes [3] live their wonted Fires (I). [3]...

...[deck'd, With uncouth rhymes and shapeless sculpture Implores the passing tribute of'a sigh. Their names, their years, spelt by th' unletter'd Muse, The place...relies, Some pious drops the closing eye requires, Ev'n from the tomb the voice of nature cries, Ev'n in our ashes live their wonted fires. For thee,...

...passion cease ; In still small accents whispering from the ground, A grateful earnest of eternal peace. Yet ev'n these bones from insult to protect Some frail...relies, Some pious drops the closing eye requires ; No more, with reason and thyself at strife, Give anxious cares and endless wishes room ; But through...

...the warm precincts of the cheerful day, Nor cast one longing ling' ring look behind? B 3 32 ELEGY On some fond breast the parting soul relies, Some pious...live their wonted fires. For thee, who mindful of th' unhonour'd Dead, Dost in these lines therr artless tale relate ; If chance, by lonely Contemplation...

...sculpture deck'd, Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. Their name, their years, spelt by th* unlettered Muse, The place of fame and elegy supply, And many...cries, E'en in our ashes* live their wonted fires. For thce, who mindful of th* unhonour'd dead, Dost in these lines their artless tale relate, If chance,...

...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 Muse, The place...relies, Some pious drops the closing eye requires, Ev'n from the tomb the voice of nature cries, Ev'n in our ashes live their wonted fires. For thee,...

...holy text around she strews, That irai.h the rustic moralist to die. For who, to dumb forgetfulntss a prey, This pleasing anxious being e'er resign'd,...relies, Some pious drops the closing eye requires; For thee who, mindful of th' unhonoured dead, Dost in these lines their artless tale relate, If chance,...

...around he strews, ;<, -. That teach the rustic moralist to die. ., ..,,. For who, to dumbforgetfulness,a prey, -, .,. .., This pleasing anxious being e'er...relies, Some pious drops the closing eye requires ; Ev'n from the tomb the voice of Nature cries, , . KV'JJ in our ashes live their wonted firts. For...

...cannot see, in the notes to Gray's Elegy, as giving the hint of the following stanza in it: 246 On some fond breast the parting soul relies, Some pious...cries, E'en in our ashes live' their wonted fires. Our poet, I believe, meant to say, that the warmth, and genius of his verse, when he and his mistress...

...stray ; Along the cool sequester'd vale of life They kept the noiseless tenor of their way. Yet e'en these bones from insult to protect, Some frail memorial...requires ; E'en from the tomb the voice of nature cries, B'en in our ashes live their wonted fires. For thee, who mindful of th' unhonor'd dead, Dost...