Muse, The place of fame and elegy supply: And many a holy text around she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die. For who, to dumb forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing anxious being e'er resign'd, Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day, Nor... The Oxford Book of Eighteenth Century Verse - Página 372editado por - 1926 - 727 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| William Scott - 1829 - 420 páginas
...e'en these bones from insult to protect, Some frail memorial still erected nigh, With uncouth rhymes and shapeless sculpture deck'd, Implores the passing...teach the rustic moralist to die. For who, to dumb forgelfulness a prey, This pleasing, anxious being e'er resign'd, Left the warm precincts of the cheerful... | |
| Marie-Joseph Chénier - 1829 - 484 páginas
...shapeless sculpture deck'd Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. Their name, their years, spelt by the 'unletter'd Muse The place of fame and elegy supply...forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing anxious being e'er resign' d, Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day, Nor cast one longing lingering look behind?... | |
| John Pierpont - 1829 - 290 páginas
...decked, Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. Their name, their years, spelled by the unlettered muse The place of fame and elegy supply ; And many...forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing, anxious being e'er resigned, — Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day, — Nor cast one longing, lingering look... | |
| George Barrell Cheever - 1830 - 516 páginas
...endless wishes room ; But through the cool sequester'd vale of life Pursue the silent tenor of thy doom. Their name, their years, spelt by th' unletter'd Muse...being e'er resign'd, Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day, Nor cast one longing ling'ring look behind ? 4*** On some fond breast the parting soul... | |
| Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - 256 páginas
...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...being e'er resign'd, Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day, Nor cast one longing liug'ring look behind? On some fond breast the parting soul relies,... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 páginas
...decked, Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. Their name, their years, spelt by the unlettered Mufle, ffs on the other hand, the cascades thai: in many places throw themselves from the very summit Oown Forgetfulncss a prey, This pleasing anxious being e'er resigned, I/ ft the warm precincts of the cheerful... | |
| Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 páginas
...sculpture decked, Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. Their name, their years, spelt by the unlettered Muse, The place of fame and elegy supply : And many...forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing anxious being e'er resigned, Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day, Nor cast one longing, lingering look behind... | |
| Moses Severance - 1832 - 312 páginas
...decked, Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. 21. Their name, their years, spell'd by the unletter'd » The place of fame and elegy supply ; And many a holy...she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die. 22. For who, to dumb forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing, anxious being e'er resigned — Left the... | |
| Samuel BLACKBURN - 1833 - 254 páginas
...sigh. Their names, their years, spelt by th' unletter'd The place of fame and elegy supply : [Muse, And many a holy text around she strews, That teach...being e'er resign'd, Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day, Nor cast one longing, lingering look behind ? On some fond breast the parting soul relies,... | |
| 1833 - 244 páginas
...illustrations of the poet's fancy ; may we not in every country see — ' Their name, their years, spelt by the unletter'd muse, ' The place of fame and elegy supply...strews, ' That teach the rustic moralist to die.' ' The latter part of your quotation,' said Neville, ' is not so frequent ; in general the inscriptions... | |
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