 | Richard Green Parker - 1851 - 468 pages
...Graved on the stone beneath yon aged thorn. EPITAPH. Here reste his head upon the lap of earth, A yonth, to fortune and to fame unknown : Fair Science frowned...was his bounty, and his soul sincere ; Heaven did a recompense as largely send : — Hegave to misery all he had, — a tear ; He gained from Heaven —... | |
 | Cam river - 1851 - 380 pages
...the lay, Graved on the stone beneath yon aged thorn.' Here rests his head upon the lap of Earth, A youth to fortune and to fame unknown, Fair Science...humble birth, And Melancholy marked him for her own. Dixerit, albescant cana cui fronte capilli ; ' Ssepe novo juvenem vidimus ire die, Cum pede festino... | |
 | Class-book - 1852 - 152 pages
...churchway-path we saw him borne : Approach, and read (for thou canst read) the lay Graved on the stone beneath yon aged thorn." THE EPITAPH. Here rests his head...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... | |
 | Scottish school-book assoc - 1852 - 248 pages
...we saw him borne ; ' Approach, and read (for thou canst read) the lay, ' GravM on the stone, beneath yon aged thorn." THE EPITAPH. Here rests his head...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... | |
 | William Collins, Thomas Gray - 1852 - 332 pages
...Slow through the church-way path we saw him borne. Approach and read (for thon canst read) the lay THE EPITAPH. HERE rests his head upon the lap of Earth,...Youth, to Fortune and to Fame unknown ; Fair Science frownM not on his humble birth, And Melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his... | |
 | Claude J. Summers - 1992 - 234 pages
...statement of this "coming out" resides in the epitaph itself: Here rests his head upon the lap of earth A youth to fortune and to fame unknown. Fair Science...was his bounty and his soul sincere, Heaven did a recompcnce as largely send: He gave to Misery all he had, a tear, He gained from Heaven ('twas all... | |
 | Martin Gardner - 1992 - 226 pages
...path we saw him borne. Approach and read (for thou canst read) the lay Graved on the stone beneath yon aged thorn.' The Epitaph Here rests his head upon...Earth A youth to Fortune and to Fame unknown. Fair Srience frown'd not on his humble birth, And Melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty,... | |
 | John Guillory - 1993 - 422 pages
...peasantry, and as a peasant in relation to the ruling class: Here rests his head upon the lap of earth A youth to fortune and to fame unknown. Fair Science...humble birth, And Melancholy marked him for her own. (117-20) Where, after all, does this youth come from, if he ends up in the country churchyard? The... | |
 | Francis Bulhof - 1993 - 260 pages
...schuilplaats, waar zij in sidderende hoop allen samen rusten - de boezem van zijn Vader en zijn God! The Epitaph Here rests his head upon the lap of Earth...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... | |
 | Carl R. Woodring, James Shapiro - 1995 - 936 pages
...bome. Approach and read (for thou canst read) the lay, Graved on the stone beneath yon aged thom." THE EPITAPH Here rests his head upon the lap of earth...humble birth. And Melancholy marked him for her own. 120 Large was his bounty and his soul sincere, Heaven did a recompense as largely send: He gave to... | |
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Another came; nor yet beside the rill, Nor up the lawn, nor at the wood was he: "The next with dirges due in sad array Slow through the church-way path we saw him borne. Approach and read (for thou can'st read) the lay Graved on the stone beneath yon... 
