 | Thomas Gray - 1821 - 192 pages
...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 send : He gave to mis'ry (all he had) a tear, Hegain'dfrom... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 358 pages
...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 send : He gave to Misery all he had, a tear ; He gain'd... | |
 | 1821 - 282 pages
...lap of earth, A youth to fortune ami to fame unknown ; Fair Science frown'd not on his hurqble birth, And melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and hie soul sincere : Heaven did a recompense as largely send. He gave to mis'ry all he had — a tear... | |
 | William Scott - 1823 - 396 pages
...lap of eartb, A youth to fortune and to fame unknowu ; 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 send. He gave to mis'ry all he had— a tear ; He... | |
 | Marie-Joseph Chénier - 1824 - 464 pages
...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 soûl sincere; Heav'n did a recompence as largely send; He gave to Misery ( ail he had ) a tear, He... | |
 | William Collins, Thomas Gray, James Beattie, George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1824 - 478 pages
...lap of Earth A Youth, to Fortune and to Fame unknown; Pair Science frown'd not on his humble hirth, And Melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere, Heav'n did a recompense as largely send : He gave to Mis'ry all he had, a tear, He gain'd... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pages
...lap of earth A youth to fortune and to fame unknown, Fair science frown'd not on his humble birth, sonl sincere, Heaven did a recompense as largely send; He gave to misery all he had, a tear; He gaiu'd... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1825 - 310 pages
...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 Hid a recompense as largely send ; He' gave to Mis'ry all he had, a tear ; He... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1825 - 270 pages
...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 send : He gave to mis'ry all he had — a tear : He... | |
 | Mrs. Catherine George Ward Mason - 1825 - 976 pages
...of earth, A man to fortune and to fame unknown ; Fair science frown'd not on his humble birth, But melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere, And heaven did a recompeuce as largely aend ; He gave to misery, (all he had,) a tear;... | |
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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... 
